1st Edition

Business Groups and the Thailand Economy Escaping the Middle-Income Trap

By Natenapha Wailerdsak Copyright 2023
280 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Business Groups and the Thailand Economy examines the role of business groups, specifically state, local, and foreign capitals in the economic development of emerging economies and highlights why business groups are essential in helping a country break out of the middle-income trap. Wailerdsak reviews Thailand’s industrial and economic growth strategies through the local and international... Read more
List of Figures  List of Tables  Preface  Acknowledgments  Introduction  Part 1: Theory and Issues  1. Catch-up industrialization theory  2. Middle-income trap  3. Developmental states and business groups  4. Dependency theory and multinational corporations  Part 2: Policies Toward Innovation-Driven Growth   5. Upper middle-income development model  6. High-income development model  7. EEC plan and foreign investors  Part 3: Thai Business Groups Approaching the Middle-Income Trap  8. Business Concentration  9. Expanding business power  10. Family business traps  11. Conclusion and policy recommendations   Index

Biography

Natenapha Wailerdsak is currently an associate professor at Thammasat University in Thailand. She holds an economics PhD from the University of Tokyo. She was an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia and a visiting scholar at the University of the Philippines’ School of Economics.

"The book is very well reasoned and persuasive. The Upper Middle Income Development Model chapter is especially interesting. The book marshals a broad array of convincing evidence to make a case of broad generality. Scholars studying middle income economies throughout the world will find relevant insights in Thailand’s experiences. I highly recommend this book."

Randall Morck, Distinguished Professor of Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada