Download or read book State of the Nation: Thailand written by Suchit Bunbongkarn and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Thailand is fast acquiring the status of newly-industrializing economy in the 1980s and 1990s, our knowledge and understanding may be based on stereotypes from the post-colonial transformation. We may end up neglecting many of the significant new issues in Thailand that may well determine questions of stability and prosperity in the future. This book provides a thoughtful overview of the significant political, economic and social developments that have shaped Thailand over the last two decades. Bibliography. Index.