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
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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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”