This book examines the recent rapid economic expansion in Thailand, and in Southeast Asia more generally. In a highly original argument, Unger considers the unique organization of Thai society, and the impact this has had on the country's institutions, and their political and economic outcomes. Unger takes an interdisciplinary approach, building on the literatures of social capital and embedded autonomy. The book's general, comparative discussion of social infrastructure is supplemented by case studies of specific sectors.
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This book examines the recent rapid economic expansion in Thailand, and in Southeast Asia more generally prior to 1997. In a highly original argument, Unger considers the unique organization of Thai society, and the impact this has had on the country's institutions, and their political and economic outcomes. Unger takes an interdisciplinary approach, building on the literatures of social capital and embedded autonomy. The book's general, comparative discussion of social infrastructure is supplemented by case studies on specific sectors.
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This review is from: Building Social Capital in Thailand: Fibers, Finance and Infrastructure (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies) (Paperback)
I had the chance to study in Professor's Unger class at Georgetown University. This book that I read after leaving Georgetown University encompasses all the details related to this very specific subject which makes its reading useful and makes the book worth keeping. Clarity and exhaustiveness are the main qualities of this outstanding book.
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The approach used in this book in trying to understand patterns in Thailand's political economy has similarities to the literature on social capital (discussed below) and that on state embeddedness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
social capital endowments, collective action obstacles, promotional privileges, limited social capital, asset diversity, textile associations, investment privileges, clientage networks, garment sector, garment producers, bureaucratic polity, bankers and bureaucrats, distributional coalitions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bangkok Bank, Southeast Asia, Ministry of Industry, Hong Kong, East Asian, Laem Chabang, United States, Chart Thai, Map Ta Phut, Ministry of Commerce, World War, South Korea, Banharn Silpa-archa, Council of Economic Ministers, Multi-Fiber Agreement, Prime Minister Prem, Bureau of the Budget, Free Trade Area, Gulf of Thailand, Prime Minister's Office, Saha Union, While Thai, New Aspiration Party, Overseas Chinese, Siam Cement New!
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The approach used in this book in trying to understand patterns in Thailand's political economy has similarities to the literature on social capital (discussed below) and that on state embeddedness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
social capital endowments, collective action obstacles, promotional privileges, limited social capital, asset diversity, textile associations, investment privileges, clientage networks, garment sector, garment producers, bureaucratic polity, bankers and bureaucrats, distributional coalitions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bangkok Bank, Southeast Asia, Ministry of Industry, Hong Kong, East Asian, Laem Chabang, United States, Chart Thai, Map Ta Phut, Ministry of Commerce, World War, South Korea, Banharn Silpa-archa, Council of Economic Ministers, Multi-Fiber Agreement, Prime Minister Prem, Bureau of the Budget, Free Trade Area, Gulf of Thailand, Prime Minister's Office, Saha Union, While Thai, New Aspiration Party, Overseas Chinese, Siam Cement New!
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- Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D. Putnam on 5 pages
- The Overseas Chinese (Peoples on the Move Series) by Hugh Baker on 4 pages
- Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences) by Nan Lin on 4 pages
- The Passions and the Interests: Political Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph by Albert O. Hirschman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Achieving Industrialization in East Asia (Trade and Development) by Helen Hughes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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