Thailandas Political Peasants: Power in the Modern Rural Economy

by Andrew Walker

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When a populist movement elected Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister of Thailand in 2001, many of the country's urban elite dismissed the outcome as just another symptom of rural corruption, a traditional patronage system dominated by local strongmen pressuring their neighbors through political bullying and vote-buying. In Thailand's Political Peasants, however, Andrew Walker argues that the emergence of an entirely new socioeconomic dynamic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0299288242

ISBN13:9780299288242

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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