Labour, politics, and the state in industrializing Thailand / Andrew Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Andrew, 1953-

Series:

RoutledgeCurzon/City University of Hong Kong South East Asian studies ; 1.

RoutledgeCurzon/City University of Hong Kong South East Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Thailand--History--20th century.

Working class.

Labor unions--Thailand--History--20th century.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Political activity--Thailand--History--20th century.

Labor unions--Political activity.

Industrialization.

History.

Thailand.

Industrialization--Thailand--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 174 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Labor, politics, and the state in industrializing Thailand

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.

Contents:

Monarchs, workers, and struggles for a voice

The 1932 coup d'état, political volatility, and labour's fluctuating fortunes

Radicalism, shifting alliances, and managing labour's political space

Capitalist expansion, regime dynamics, and the rise of enterprise unionism

Export-oriented industrialization, battles for the state, and the disorganization of organized labour

Organizing labour in the 1990s: crisis and continuing struggles for a political voice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-166) and index.

ISBN:

0415318629

OCLC:

51924223