1st Edition
The Political Economy of Telecommunicatons Reforms in Thailand
By Sakkarin Niyomsilpa
Copyright 2000
256 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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A study of the changing character of state-society relations in contemporary Thailand, using the telecommunications industry as a case study. It examines the privatization and gradual reforms of the 1980s and 1990s and the political dynamics behind these policies, as well as conflicts and co-operation among the various players and their interests. The book also covers bureaucratic and political... Read more
Telecommunications and contending interpretations of the Thai political system; the politics of regulatory reform - the first phase; the politics of regulatory reform - the second phase; telecommunications and political corruption; telecommunications concessions - politics and politicking. Appendices: summary of the major drawbacks of the First Draft Contract with the Charoen Pokphand group of companies; summary of the World Bank Report on the telephone project.
Biography
Niyomsilpa, Sakkarin
