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Author Yoshihara, Kunio, 1939-

Title The nation and economic growth : the Philippines and Thailand / Yoshihara Kunio
Published Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994

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Description xvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Series South-East Asian social science monographs
South-East Asian social science monographs.
Contents 1. Introduction -- Appendix: A Note on Data Problems -- Pt. I. The Chinese and Foreign Capital. 2. The Chinese and Business. 3. Anti-Chinese Discrimination. 4. The Contribution of Foreign Investment. 5. Attitude towards Foreign Investment -- Pt. II. Government Intervention in the Market Economy. 6. Nurturing the Financial Market. 7. Government Corporations. 8. Government Monopolies of Agricultural Products. 9. Trade Barriers. 10. Government Intervention in the Price Mechanism. 11. The Fundamentals That Led to Intervention -- Pt. III. Peace and Order. 12. Winning the War against the Communists in Thailand. 13. Floundering in the Face of the Communists in the Philippines. 14. Muslim Separatism in the South. 15. Crime. 16. Coups D'etat. 17. The Underlying Factors in Maintaining Peace and Order. 18. Putting It All Together
Summary This book, a comparative study of the Philippines and Thailand, breaks new ground by highlighting the impact of non-economic institutions and cultural, kinship, and political values on economic performance. The Philippines and Thailand, two developing South-East Asian countries which faced similar situations and problems after the Pacific War, pursued divergent paths in shaping their destiny. The results have been dramatic, especially when we consider that postwar, the Philippines' per capita GNP was twice that of Thailand's, but by the end of the period under study, the position had reversed. In examining the factors that influenced this transformation, the author elucidates the response of both countries to the economic dominance of the Chinese minority and their attitude towards foreign investment. He analyses their government's intervention in the market economy, including a discussion of the traditions of their central banks and the role played by their military establishments. He also focuses on their handling of peace and order; issues include the Communist insurgency, Muslim separatism, military coups, and serious crime, culminating in a discourse on traditional values
Analysis Economic conditions
Philippines
Thailand
Notes Maps on lining papers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [256]-273) and index
SUBJECT Philippines -- Economic conditions -- 1946- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100780
Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1946- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100801
Philippines -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97008239
Thailand -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002769
Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1988- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005518
Thailand -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86002109
Thailand -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002662
LC no. 94015914
ISBN 9676530549