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Thaksin

by Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker
Thaksin
Thaksin

Accelerating Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra's rise and fall.

If you're intrigued by the dynamic nature of political power and rapid economic growth, especially in the context of Southeast Asia, this might just be the book for you. It's a story of ambition, promises, and dramatic turns, detailing how one man's meteoric rise echoes within the very fabric of Thailand's socio-economic landscape. The authors, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Christopher John Baker, offer an in-depth exploration that could appeal to anyone interested in politics, economics, or the complexities of leadership in a quickly developing nation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Thaksin

by Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker
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ISBN: 9789749511794
Authors: Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Date of Publication: 2009-11-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Politics, Biography, Political Science, History
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 27 readers)

Description

In the early 1990s, Thaksin Shinawatra came from nowhere to become a multi-billionaire in just four years. In 2001, he was elected prime minister on a single-minded promise to accelerate Thailand to first-world status through unrestrained capitalist growth. In 2009, over video link from exile in Dubai, he urged thousands of red-shirted supporters to revolution, provoking days of street fighting and the biggest-ever domestic operation by the Thai army. Thaksin's tenure gave new meaning to the role of prime minister and transformed Thai politics. It is an extraordinary story involving four landslide elections, a military coup, a demonstration lasting half a year, the popular mobilization of people in color-coded street armies, the occupation of Bangkok's international airport, assassination plots, and the flight of Asian leaders from a regional meeting by helicopter. The first edition of this book was published in 2004, and the original chapters remain unchanged. In the expanded second edition, four new chapters and a conclusion trace in detail the protracted story of Thaksin's downfall. Pasuk Phongpaichit is professor of economics at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Chris Baker is an independent writer.
 

Accelerating Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra's rise and fall.

If you're intrigued by the dynamic nature of political power and rapid economic growth, especially in the context of Southeast Asia, this might just be the book for you. It's a story of ambition, promises, and dramatic turns, detailing how one man's meteoric rise echoes within the very fabric of Thailand's socio-economic landscape. The authors, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Christopher John Baker, offer an in-depth exploration that could appeal to anyone interested in politics, economics, or the complexities of leadership in a quickly developing nation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.