The Thaksinization Of Thailand - Couverture rigide

McCargo, Duncan; Pathmanand, Ukrist

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8791114454 ISBN 13 : 9788791114458

Editeur : NIAS Press, 2004

Synopsis

Book by McCargo Duncan Pathmanand Ukrist

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Prior to the 1997 economic crisis, for around 20 years Thai politics was characterized by a pluralistic political order, featuring unstable coalition governments, competing interests, and a gradual displacement of bureaucratic and military influence by the rising power of elected politicians (who in turn were closely linked to a range of business actors). A major reform package was enacted in 1997, coinciding with the promulgation of a new constitution. However, the country's financial problems helped create the conditions for the emergence of the Thai Rak Thai (Thais love Thai, or TRT) Party under the leadership of Thaksin Shinawatra, a fabulously wealthy telecommunications magnate often compared with Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. Although presenting itself as a nationalist, transformative party, at heart TRT is little more than a vehicle for the interests and ambitions of its founder-leader. Since winning a landslide election victory in January 2001, Prime Minister Thaksin has exercised an extraordinary degree of personal dominance over the Thai political scene. The emergence of Thaksin and TRT has transformed Thailand's electoral landscape, rendering previous analyses of Thai politics substantially outdated. This book examines Thaksin's background, his business activities, the emergence of Thai Rak Thai, his relationship with the military, Thaksin's use of rhetoric through media such as radio, his wider political economy networks, and the future direction of Thai politics.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: NIAS Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 8791114454
• ISBN 13: 9788791114458
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 286