Thailand

The Political Economy of Industrial Policy

“…South Korean export policies allowed de facto import liberalization for exporters (Westphal, 1990). Thai policy did not; although exporters were given rebates from protectionist policy, they were insufficient and mismanaged (Akrasanee, 1980;Christensen et al, 1990;Herderschee, 1993).…”

PHẬT VIỆN ĐỒNG DƯƠNG: MỘT PHONG CÁCH CỦA NGHỆ THUẬT CHAMPA [THE ĐỒNG DƯƠNG MONASTERY: THE UNIQUE STYLE OF CHAMPA ART]. By Ngô V.Doanh. Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh: NXB Văn Hóa‐Văn Nghệ, 2015. Pp. 159. Paperback, VND 150,000.

“…In 1981, Thai industrial policy shifted to incorporating export promotion. Even with these reforms, Christensen et al (1992) report the Thai effective protection rate for manufacturing to be 52 per cent, still higher than Korea (28 per cent), Malaysia (23 per cent), and the Philippines (23 per cent).…”

The political economy of state patronage of religion: Evidence from Thailand

“…Unlike Thanom, Prem and his team of economic technocrats retained tight control of all aspects of macroeconomic policy-making. Reflecting conditions under Prem in particular, Thailand’s budget process was described as so ‘rigid’ that it ‘effectively prevents elected representatives from developing programs or responding to voter demands through public spending’ (Christensen et al, 1993: 27).…”