Interpreting Development : : Capitalism, Democracy, and the Middle Class in Thailand / / John L. S. Girling.
A study of rapid capitalist development in Thailand and the rivalries generated not only between the older bureaucracy and the newer, rising entrepreneurial elite, but also between urban and rural entrepreneurs. Girling explores the classic problems associated with capitalism and democracy, the dang...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (95 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Major Events from 1947
- 1. Interpreting Development: The Problematic of Capitalism and Democracy
- 2. Thailand: The Four Contradictions
- 3. The Middle Class and Civil Society
- 4. Twin Peaks—Disturbing Shadows
- 5. Conclusion: Development and Democracy Reconsidered