Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9749575555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is the first serious study of Thaksin in English. Thaksin made a fortune of two billion dollars in four years. To some, he is Thailand's best premier ever and a new leader for Asia. He narrowly escaped convicition for corruption. It examines where he comes from, how he made his money, what he is trying to do, and his impact on Thailand’s economy, society, and democracy.. He was elected prime minister of Thailand in 2001 by a landslide. To others he is a threat to democracy, human rights, public morality, and the rule of law. He believes he can take Thailand into the first world in eight years by running the country like a company
The most unbiased book of Thaksin S. Taechasivalai Pasuk is one of the most renowned economist in Thailand. Her books are mostly in English (in collarboratin with her husband, himself also a renowned thinker, Chris Baker). Now they take on a subject of Thaksin Shinawatra, arguably the most famous prime minister cum businessman in Thailand. Most of Thaksin's biographies in Thai are, I dare say, bias. They always portray him as a white kn. Arnold said An in-depth study of the most important Thai politician. Pasuk and Baker, the famous husband and wife team, have produced a very useful book about former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin. They cut through all of the bias and hyperbole and provide a fair, if sometimes harsh, assessment of the man and his government. The book features much investigative journalism into Thaksin's business relationships and allegations of corruption. This is essential
For anyone interested in Thailand, this book deftly unravels the Thaksin government's slick packaging and reveals what lies inside. -- Financial Times
Pasuk Phongpaichit is a professor of economics at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. . Chris Baker is an independent writer. Together they have also written Thailand: Economy and Politics, Thailand’s Boom and Bust, and Thailand's Crisis