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The Thaksinization of Thailand (Hardcover)
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The Thaksinization of Thailand (Hardcover)
Series: NIAS Studies in Contemporary Asian History, No. 4
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Prior to the 1997 economic crisis, for around 20 years Thai
politics was characterized by a pluralistic political order,
featuring unstable coalition governments, competing interests, and
a gradual displacement of bureaucratic and military influence by
the rising power of elected politicians (who in turn were closely
linked to a range of business actors). A major reform package was
enacted in 1997, coinciding with the promulgation of a new
constitution. However, the country's financial problems helped
create the conditions for the emergence of the Thai Rak Thai (Thais
love Thai, or TRT) Party under the leadership of Thaksin
Shinawatra, a fabulously wealthy telecommunications magnate often
compared with Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. Although
presenting itself as a nationalist, transformative party, at heart
TRT is little more than a vehicle for the interests and ambitions
of its founder-leader. Since winning a landslide election victory
in January 2001, Prime Minister Thaksin has exercised an
extraordinary degree of personal dominance over the Thai political
scene. The emergence of Thaksin and TRT has transformed Thailand's
electoral landscape, rendering previous analyses of Thai politics
substantially outdated. This book examines Thaksin's background,
his business activities, the emergence of Thai Rak Thai, his
relationship with the military, Thaksin's use of rhetoric through
media such as radio, his wider political economy networks, and the
future direction of Thai politics.
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