| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 351 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-325) and index. |
| Contents |
The challenge of uneven development -- Puzzles of Thai development in comparative perspective -- Development tasks, institutions, and politics -- Origins and consequences of Thailand's intermediate state -- Sugar -- Textiles -- Automobiles -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade - to produce world-class products based on local inputs and technological capacities? Why have the "little tigers" of Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, continued to lag behind the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia? Richard F. Doner goes beyond "political will" by emphasizing institutional capacities and political pressures: Development challenges vary. Upgrading poses tough challenges that require robust institutional capacities. Such strengths are political in origin. They reflect pressures, such as security threats and resource constraints, which motivate political leaders to focus on efficiency more than clientelist payoffs. Such pressures help to explain the political institutions - "veto players" through which leaders operate. Doner assesses this argument by analyzing Thai development historically, in three sectors (sugar, textiles, and autos) and in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors (Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, and South Korea)."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Thailand.
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Economic development. |
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Thailand. |
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Thailand -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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Industries -- Thailand.
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Industries. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1960-2004 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Doner, Richard F. Politics of uneven development. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521516129 (DLC) 2008043671 (OCoLC)261176761 |
| ISBN |
9780511901720 (electronic book) |
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0511901720 (electronic book) |
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9780521516129 (cloth) |
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9780521736114 (paper) |
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0521516129 (cloth) |
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0521736110 (paper) |
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9780511819186 (electronic book) |
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0511819188 (electronic book) |
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9780511799952 |
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0511799950 |
| Standard No. |
9786612749100 |
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