Thai Economy

<p><em>The Thai Economy</em> 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.</p> 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