LEADER 04068nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910827783703321 005 20230126203238.0 010 $a0-262-31416-9 010 $a1-299-47014-9 010 $a0-262-31415-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019616 035 $a(EBL)3339606 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860076 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11436441 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860076 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10883228 035 $a(PQKB)10293296 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339606 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339606 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10686950 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478264 035 $a(OCoLC)839302758 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019616 100 $a20120912d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChronicles from the field$b[electronic resource] $ethe Townsend Thai project /$fRobert M. Townsend, Sombat Sakunthasathien, and Rob Jordan 210 $aCambridge, MA $cMIT Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (159 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-01907-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Introduction: The History of the Townsend Thai Surveys; 1 Discovering a Country and a Collaborator; 2 The Baseline Survey: 60,000 Questions in Two Months; 3 The Annual Resurveys: The Financial Crisis and Beyond; 4 The Monthly Surveys; 5 Developing the Information Systems: Local Knowledge and Global Technologies; 6 Dreams and Reality: Expanding the Project; 7 Forging New Ground: Expanding to Urban Areas; 8 Looking Back: Reflections of a Survey Veteran; Epilogue: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations; Appendix; Notes; Index 330 $a"This fascinating and accessible text describes Townsend's field research efforts in Thailand that span over 15 years, making it perhaps the longest running, high-frequency panel data set in a developing country. The survey has provided detailed and accurate information about household financial activities and behavior, allowing a better understanding of how household decisions have an impact on the regional and national economy. One can see from the Townsend Thai Data what is actually happening at a household level, via annual panel data for 985 households in over 50 villages and separately, 150 months of in-depth monthly data for 680 households. The book is also uniquely about the human side of the story of the Townsend Thai project, and should appeal to a broader audience of practicing social scientists and their students who need to gather data and run surveys to do evaluations. The book is unique: it grows out of Townsend's deep and extended experiences working as a development economist in Thailand and attempting to relate rigorous academic research with policy via one of the longest-running surveys of its kind. The book is told as a compelling story, and is in part a window into Thai culture. The reader learns what it is really like working with survey staff and households on the ground in a developing country. The book carefully relates the problems encountered and how they were resolved in collecting the data. It also provides important technical details to clarify the sampling procedures, the survey instruments, the response rates, data quality checks, and attrition"--Provided by publisher. 606 $aHousehold surveys$zThailand$xMethodology 606 $aHouseholds$zThailand 607 $aThailand$xSocial conditions$y1986- 607 $aThailand$xEconomic conditions$y1986- 615 0$aHousehold surveys$xMethodology. 615 0$aHouseholds 676 $a315.93 700 $aTownsend$b Robert M.$f1948-$0122781 701 $aSombat Sakunthasathien$01667093 701 $aJordan$b Rob$f1976-$01667094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827783703321 996 $aChronicles from the field$94026731 997 $aUNINA