| Description |
xv, 186 p. : ill., tables |
| Contents |
Inequality and oligarchy / Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker -- Concentration of land and other wealth in Thailand / Duangmanee Laovakul -- Inequality in education and wages / Dilaka Lathapipat -- Inequality, the capital market, and political stocks / Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Nathasit Rakkiattiwong, and Wanicha Direkudomsak -- Elite networking through special executive courses / Nualnoi Treerat and Parkpume Vanichaka -- Network bureaucracy and public-private firms in Thailand's energy sector / Nopanun Wannathepsakul -- Inequalities of local power and profit / Chaiyon Praditsil and Chainarong Khrueanuan -- Network Thaksin / Ukrist Pathmanand -- Tax reform for a more equal society / Pan Ananapibut |
| Summary |
Extreme inequalities in income,wealth and power lie behind Thailand's political turmoil. What are the sources of this inequality? Why does it persist, or even increase when the economy grows? How can it be addressed? The contributors to this important study - Thai scholars, reformers and civil servants - shed light on the many dimensions of inequality in Thailand. |
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Equality -- Economic aspects -- Thailand
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Equality -- Social aspects -- Thailand
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Equality -- Political aspects -- Thailand
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Income distribution -- Thailand
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Wealth -- Thailand
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Capitalism -- Thailand
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| Alt Author |
Pasuk Phongaichit
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Baker, Chris
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| ISBN |
9789814722001 (pbk.) |
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