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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820780603321

Titolo

Thailand beyond the crisis / / edited by Peter Warr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-54155-4

1-280-07902-9

0-203-40239-1

1-134-54156-2

0-415-24447-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 351 p. : ill., maps

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon research on Southeast Asia ; ; 7

Classificazione

83.30

Altri autori (Persone)

WarrPeter G

Disciplina

330.9593

Soggetti

Financial crises - Thailand

Currency crises - Thailand

Thailand Economic conditions

Thailand Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part Part I Background to the crisis and the recovery process -- chapter 1 Boom, bust and beyond / Peter Warr -- chapter 2 Anatomy of the crisis AMMAR SIAMWALLA / Ammar Siamwalla -- part Part II The social and political context of the recovery process -- chapter 3 Pluto-populism -- Thaksin and popular politics / Chris Baker -- chapter 4 Socio-economic consequences of the crisis ISRA SARNTISART / Isra Sarntisart -- chapter 5 Developing social alternatives -- Walking backwards into a khlong / Pasuk Phongpaichit -- part Part III The new environment for economic policy making -- chapter 6 Public sector reform -- A post-crisis opportunity / Stefan G. Koeberle -- chapter 7 Dealing with debt -- NPLs and debt restructuring / Pakorn Vichyanond -- chapter 8 The implications of a flexible exchange rate BHANUPONG NIDHIPRABHA / Bhanupong Nidhiprabha -- part Part IV The long term: human capital, urbanization and the environment -- chapter 9 Education: the key to long-term recovery? SIRILAKSANA KHOMAN -- The key to long-term recovery? / Sirilaksana Khoman -- chapter 10 Urbanization -- New drivers, new outcomes / Douglas Webster --



chapter 11 Natural resources and the environment / Mingsarn Kaosa-ard.

Sommario/riassunto

Thailand Beyond the Crisis includes recent research to give an accurate and up to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. The Asian economic crisis began in Thailand and ended a decade of sustained economic boom. This book identifies the role of policy errors involving both the Thai government and the IMF that lead to the crash of the fastest growing economy in the world. Warr addresses the consequences of the crisis, including sharply increased poverty incidence and a backlog of non- performing loans which clogged the banking system, delaying recovery. Key content includes: * the Social Consequences of the crisis, and alternatives * public sector reform * implications of a floating exchange rate * education * urbanisation and the environment.