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Royal Capitalism - Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand (Hardcover)
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Royal Capitalism - Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand (Hardcover)
Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies
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Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy,
and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's
dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies.
Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King Bhumibol
Adulyadej or Rama IX (1946-2016) and how the crown thrived by
transforming itself into a distinctly "bourgeois" monarchy that
co-opted middle-class values of hard work, frugality, and
self-sufficiency. The kingdom positioned itself to connect business
elites, patronize local industries, and form strategic partnerships
with global corporations. Instead of restraining or regulating
royal power, white-collar workers joined with the crown to form a
dynamic, symbiotic force that has left the lower classes to
struggle in their wake. Unchanam presents a surprising case study
that kings and queens live long and large in cooperation with the
bourgeoisie's interests and ideology.
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