Business Associations and the New Political Economy of Thailand: From Bureaucratic Polity to Liberal Corporatism
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Chart -- Note on Currency -- Preface -- Dedication -- 1 Introduction -- The Bureaucratic Polity Outgrown -- A Neglected Area -- Thailand as Liberal Corporatism -- 2 The Rise of Organized Business -- Economic Nationalism, 1932-1957 -- Authoritarian Capitalism, 1957-1973 -- Open Politics, 1973-1976 -- The Return of Authoritarianism, 1976-1978 -- Semi-Democracy, 1979-1986 -- 3 The Principal Associations -- A Brief Note -- Associations in Bangkok -- Provincial Associations -- 4 Associations and the JPPCCs -- Coping with Business Problems -- Promoting Associations -- Chatichai and the JPPCCs -- Explaining the Rise of the JPPCCs -- Conclusion -- 5 Associations as Interest Groups -- The Features of Corporatism -- Political Effectiveness -- The Weakening of Clientelism -- Organizational Factor in Business Conflict -- A Minimal Role in Electoral Politics -- Provincial Chambers and Political Visions -- Conclusion -- 6 The Economic Role of Associations -- The Traditional Role -- The Advocacy of the Export Strategy -- The Promotion of Specific Industries -- Changing the Government's Economic Role -- Leadership in Provincial Development -- Limits to Business Influence -- Conclusion -- 7 Liberal Corporatism: The Thai Model -- The Decline of Bureaucratic Polity -- The Emergence of Liberal Corporatism -- A Thai Model for Third World Development -- Epilogue -- List of Acronyms -- References -- Studies of the East Asian Institute -- About the Book and Author -- Index.