AGRARIA REFORM IN THAILAND: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

In: PACIFIC AFFAIRS, Band 49, Heft 3

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH LAND REFORM LEGISLATION IN THAILAND, ONE OF THE MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUES DURING THE 1975 GENERAL ELECTIONS. ALTHOUGH A POWERFUL GROUP OF VESTED INTERESTS ARE OPPOSED TO THE LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNMENT HAS SPONSORED AND THE ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED, AN ACT WITH LAND REFORM AS ITS TITLE. THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS EXPLICITLY THAILAND'S TENURIAL PROBLEMS.