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The politics of uneven development : Thailand's economic growth in comparative perspective / Richard F. Doner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doner, Richard F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Thailand.
- Economic development.
- Industries--Thailand.
- Industries.
- Thailand--Economic policy.
- Thailand.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 351 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade - to produce world-class products based on local inputs and technological capacities? Why have the 'little tigers' of Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, continued to lag behind the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia? Richard Doner goes beyond 'political will' by emphasizing institutional capacities and political pressures: development challenges vary; upgrading poses tough challenges that require robust institutional capacities. Such strengths are political in origin. They reflect pressures, such as security threats and resource constraints, which motivate political leaders to focus on efficiency more than clientelist payoffs. Such pressures help to explain the political institutions - 'veto players' - through which leaders operate. Doner assesses this argument by analyzing Thai development historically, in three sectors (sugar, textiles, and autos) and in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors (Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, and South Korea).
- Contents:
- The challenge of uneven development
- Puzzles of Thai development in comparative perspective
- Development tasks, institutions, and politics
- Origins and consequences of Thailand's intermediate state
- Sugar
- Textiles
- Automobiles
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-325) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-19080-0
- 0-511-84864-1
- 1-282-74910-2
- 9786612749100
- 0-511-81918-8
- 0-511-90093-7
- 0-511-79857-1
- 0-511-90172-0
- 0-511-79717-6
- 0-511-79995-0
- OCLC:
- 659500263
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