Thailand, economy and politics /
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker
- Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997
- xvii, 449 p. : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [420]-442) and index
The rice frontier -- The uplands frontier -- Traders, tax farmers, and kings -- Rice barons, bankers, and generals -- Exports, boom, and crisis -- Urban labour -- The absolutist state -- Revolution and dictatorship -- Revolt and repression -- The military and democracy -- Civil society and people politics -- Reforming politics, absorbing crisis -- Conclusion.
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