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Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies 6

Industrialization with a Weak State

:Thailand’s Development in Histrical Perspective

Somboon Siriprachaiedited by Kaoru Sugihara, Pasuk Phongpaichit, and Chris Baker

226x151mm,paper, 196 pages

ISBN: 9784876983551

pub. date: 08/12

Written Language: English

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内容

This collection of essays by Somboon Siriprachai offers a critical assessment of Thai industrialization, with a focus on industrial policy, rent seeking and income inequality. An economist by training, Somboon saw the Thai state as authoritarian rather than developmental, and criticized the adoption of policies that were oriented toward increasing government revenue instead of nurturing industrial development. While these policies achieved growth, they did not strengthen Thailand’s technological ability and industrial skills, or promote research and development. Somboon disputed the World Bank’s classification of Thailand as a Newly industrializing Economy (NIE), supporting his position with empirical evidence and comparisons with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The success of these East Asian countries, he suggested, rested on the competence of the state to direct the accumulation process rather than reliance on any particular strategy for industrialization. Arguing that increased industrial productivity is the key to a country’s living standard and its ability to compete in the world market, he contended that government intervention was essential to successful late-comer industrialization.
Combining institutional economics with astute historical analysis, Somboon’s work provides a unique perspective on the transition of the Thai economy from around the mid-nineteenth century until 2000. His essays are a valuable contribution not only to Thai studies but also to the study of economic development of late-comer countries generally and the role of the state in that process.

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Somboon Siriprachai (1956-2008) was an Associate Professor of Economics at Thammasat University, Thailand.

目次

List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: An Appreciation of the Work of Somboon Siriprachai
1. Problems in the Industrialization Process in Thailand
2. Export-oriented Industrialization Strategy with Land Abundance: Some of Thailand’s Shortcomings
3. Population Growth, Fertility Decline, Poverty, and Deforestation in Thailand, 1850-1990
4. Inconsistencies and Inequities in Thai Industrialization
5. Mercantilism: Is it a Doctrine or an Economic Policy?
Application to the East Asian NIEs
6. Development Economics, Rent Seeking, and the East Asian Miracle
7. Growth, Technological Inertia, and a Weak State
Original Publication Details
About the Author
Bibliography
Index
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