Divided Over Thaksin : : Thailand's Coup and Problematic Transition / / ed. by John Funston.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Arya, Gothom,; Bunbongkarn, Suchit,; Charoensin-o-larn, Chairat,; Connors, Michael K.,; Funston, John,; Liow, Joseph Chinyong,; Montesano, Michael J.,; Muntarbhorn, Vitit,; Nidhiprabha, Bhanupong,; Pongsudhirak, Thitinan,; Robinson, Glen,; Satha-Anand, Chaiwat,; Warr, Peter,
• HerausgeberIn: Funston, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)

Thailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti-Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro-Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN-East Asia Summit, and clashed violently with the army in...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Political Contests in the Advent of Bangkok’s 19 September Putsch
• 2. The Tragedy of the 1997 Constitution
• 3. The NESAC, Civil Society, Good Governance and the Coup
• 4. Military Coup and Democracy in Thailand
• 5. Deconstructing the 2007 Constitution
• 6. Thailand’s 2007 Constitution and Re-Emerging Democracy: Will Political Polarization Continue?
• 7. Untying the Gordian Knot: The Difficulties in Solving Southern Violence
• 8. Another Country: Reflections on the Politics of Culture and the Muslim South
• 9. Governance in the South: Is Decentralization an Option?
• 10. Tradition and Reform in Islamic Education in Southern Thailand
• 11. The Economy under the Thaksin Government: Stalled Recovery
• 12. The Thai Economy after the Coup
• 13. The Impact of Political Uncertainty on Business
• Index