THAILAND:

Book Number: 6 859

Hewison, Kevin

POWER AND POLITICS IN THAILAND

In this book the author rejects earlier modernisation and dependency perspectives on Thailand. Through studies of the development of capitalism and the sociology of the powerful capitalist class, Dr. Hewison shows how a group of closely aligned Sino-Thai business persons have come to control much of the Thai economy and its political structures. It is also shown that the state has played a crucial role in securing and maintaining a political and economic environment fertile for capitalist development.

These essays are essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand why it is that Thailand has emerged as a shining star in capitalist Southeast Asia.

(Manila 1989)

177 pp., 145 x 225 mm, pbk.

25.- US-Dollar

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