1st Edition

Metropolis And Nation In Thailand The Political Economy Of Uneven Development

By Bruce London Copyright 1980
    158 Pages
    by Routledge

    158 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book discusses that Bangkok, through the operations of its decision-making elite, has historically been parasitic on the Thai nation and that primate city parasitism is essentially a political phenomenon, more complex than has been previously suggested.

    Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Metropolis and Nation: Theory and Research -- The Statistical Primate City: Bangkok, Thailand -- The Political Primate City: The Distribution of Power in Thai Society, 1850-1973 -- The National Implications of Central Decision-Making: The Policy and Politics of National Integration -- The Regional Implications of National Decision-Making: The Policy and Politics of Regional Management -- The Meaning of Parasitism: Social Class, Political Power, and the Ecology of “National Unity”