Thai Capital after the 1997 Crisis Linguistic Prapod Assavavirulhakarn is dean of

Prapod Assavavirulhakarn is dean of the Faculty of Arts at Chulalongkorn University

This pioneering comparison of resource access and land use among historically related peoples in two nation-states will be welcomed by scholars of geography

and champion open-mindedness toward other religions

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Sturgeon is assistant professor of geography at Simon Fraser University

Thai Capital after the 1997 Crisis Linguistic Prapod Assavavirulhakarn is dean ofThe 1997 crisis was not only a massive shock but also a major turning point for Asian economies. In Thailand, it marked the end of an era when the economy was powered by local entrepreneurship. Around a quarter of major business groups were wrecked. Foreign capital poured in. The engine of growth is now an export economy dominated by multinationals, while domestic capital is confined to service and rentier activities. This book, the product of a four