1st Edition

The Thai Economy

By Chris Dixon Copyright 1999

    The Thai Economy examines the origins and consequences of the Thai economy's accelerated growth since the mid-1980s. The authors place a particular emphasis on the historical development and contemporary economic structure that tends to set Thailand apart from other developing countries.

    List of figures, List of tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, Measurement and names, Kings of the Chakri dynasty, Governments and related events since 1932, Abbreviations, 1 National growth and the international context, 2 Incorporation and internationalisation: 1850–1957, 3 The establishment of a development framework: 1958–79, 4 Structural adjustment and accelerated growth: 1980–96, 5 The agricultural sector, 6 Uneven development: Bangkok in the national economy, 7 Income distribution, poverty and spatial inequality, 8 Thailand in the late 1990s, Notes, Bibliography, Index

    Biography

    Chris Dixon