01064cam a2200193   45000010005000000080041000050200015000461000025000612450070000862600063001563000034002195040065002535050372003186510034006906510038007246510034007626510038007967000036008347720980721s1997    my b     b    001 0 eng d  a98356002440 aPhongpaichit, Pasuk 10aThailand, economy and politics /cPasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker  aKuala Lumpur ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c1997  axvii, 449 p. :bmaps ;c24 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [420]-442) and index  aThe 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.grt 0aThailandxEconomic conditions 0aThailandxPolitics and government 4aThailandxEconomic conditions 4aThailandxPolitics and government1 aBaker, Christopher John,d1948-