Title Statements
- Full title :Thailand's crisis / Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker.
Summary
Phongpaichit (economics, Chulalongkorn U., Bangkok) and Baker (a freelance writer) discuss how Thailand got through its recent economic crisis. Emphasis is placed on four main themes: the economic and social management of the crisis, economic changes brought about by the crisis, the political origins and impact of the crisis, and internal debates about the crisis and future social directions. Distributed in the US by U. of Washington Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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- Publication Date:2000.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Silkworm Books
- Place of Publication:Chiang Mai
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (viii, 275 pages : : illustrations)
Edition Identifiers
- oclc:on1336441500
- LC Classification:HC445
- Dewey Decimal:330.9593044
Table of Contents
Many crises -- The political economy of the Thai crisis -- Dear Mr. Camdessus : Thailand and the IMF -- Social impact, social safety net, social bailout -- Reform, governance, scandal -- Old politics, new politics -- Selling the nation, saving the elephant -- Walking backwards into a Klong : thinking social alternatives -- Beyond crisis : changes, fears, futures -- Lessons.
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