Description |
xvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Series |
South-East Asian social science monographs |
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South-East Asian social science monographs.
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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 |
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Philippines |
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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
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Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1946- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100801
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Philippines -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97008239
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Thailand -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002769
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Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1988- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005518
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Thailand -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86002109
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Thailand -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002662
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LC no. |
94015914 |
ISBN |
9676530549 |
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