LEADER 05005nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910964443903321 005 20251117063227.0 010 $a1-60741-274-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786427 035 $a(EBL)3018522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000257702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193234 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000257702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246751 035 $a(PQKB)10944553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3018522 035 $a(BIP)18780747 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786427 100 $a20080314d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aThailand $eeconomic, political and social issues /$fRandle C. Zebioli, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 225 0 $aAsian political, economic and security issues Thailand 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60456-583-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- THAILAND: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THAILAND: COUNTRY PROFILE AND CURRENT EVENTS -- KINGDOM OF THAILAND -- PEOPLE -- HISTORY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN RELATIONS -- THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THAILAND, INDONESIA AND SOUTH KOREA -- INTRODUCTION -- BEFORE THE ECONOMIC CRISES -- CAUSES OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES -- COPING WITH THE ECONOMIC CRISES -- CONSEQUENCES OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES -- CONCLUSIONS - SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- THAILAND TRADE -- TRADE SUMMARY -- IMPORT POLICIES -- STANDARDS, TESTING, LABELING AND CERTIFICATION -- GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT -- EXPORT SUBSIDIES -- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) PROTECTION -- SERVICES BARRIERS -- INVESTMENT BARRIERS -- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -- OTHER BARRIERS -- THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: THAILAND'S RESPONSES AND OPTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- WAR ON TERROR: SYMBOLIC ENGAGEMENT -- THE ROLES OF CHINA, INDIA AND JAPAN: PARTNERS OR COMPETITORS? -- MULTILATERALISM AND A NEW ORDER: MYTH OR REALITY? -- VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF TERRORISM -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND HEALTH-SEEKING PATTERNS OF YOUNG WOMEN WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, BANGKOK, THAILAND -- ABSTRACT -- 1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE -- 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- 3. FINDINGS -- DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- YU DUAN PRACTICES: THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH IN NORTHERN THAILAND -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHILDREARING PRACTICES AMONG PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- FINDINGS -- CHILDREARING PRACTICES AND INFANT CARE. 327 $aCHILDREARING PROBLEMS -- DISCUSSION -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICES -- REFERENCES -- CREATING SCALES TO MEASURE READING COMPREHENSION, AND ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR, FOR PRATHOM (GRADE) 7 STUDENTS TAUGHT ESL THROUGH A GENRE-BASED METHOD IN THAILAND -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM -- TEACHER TRAINING IN THE RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES IN THAILAND -- ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN THAILAND -- GENRE IN READING COMPREHENSION -- SIGNIFICANCE -- PURPOSE -- RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- LIMITATIONS -- DEFINITION OF TERMS GENRE AND ESL READING COMPREHENSION -- MODEL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- MEASUREMENT -- ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR MEASUREMENT -- READING COMPREHENSION MEASUREMENT -- DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS -- DATA ANALYSIS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- COOPERATIVE LEARNING VERSUS COMMUNICATIVE THAI TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR PRATHOM (GRADE) 6 STUDENTS TAUGHT IN THAILAND -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS FOR READING COMPREHENSION -- ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR MEASURE -- SUMMARY OF RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. 330 $aA unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. This book presents modern issues directly connected to Thailand. 606 $aPublic health$zThailand 606 $aEducation$zThailand 607 $aThailand$xSocial conditions$y1986- 607 $aThailand$xEconomic conditions$y1945-1986 607 $aThailand$xEconomic conditions$y1986- 607 $aThailand$xForeign relations$y1988- 607 $aThailand$xPolitics and government$y1988- 615 0$aPublic health 615 0$aEducation 676 $a306.09593 701 $aZebioli$b Randle C$01866178 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964443903321 996 $aThailand$94473526 997 $aUNINA