{"product_id":"interpreting-development-capitalism-democracy-and-the-middle-class-in-thailand-paperback-softback-9780877277200","title":"Interpreting Development; Capitalism, Democracy, and the Middle Class in Thailand (Paperback \/ softback) 9780877277200","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInterpreting Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCapitalism, Democracy, and the Middle Class in Thailand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn L. S. Girling (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780877277200\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e95 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 0.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA readable, perceptive, and concise analysis of the current political situation in Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e (Southeast Asian Journal of Social Sciences) \u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent, concise rumination on Thailand's contemporary political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of Asian Studies)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA study of rapid capitalist development in Thailand and the rivalries generated not only between the older bureaucracy and the newer, rising entrepreneurial elite, but also between urban and rural entrepreneurs. Girling explores the classic problems associated with capitalism and democracy, the dangers and exhilaration of nationalist sentiment, the contradictions inherent in Thai development, and the rise of the middle class. His work is a fascinating reconsideration of problems that have faced many theorists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584766865688,"sku":"9780877277200","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/interpreting-development-capitalism-democracy-and-the-middle-class-in-thailand-paperback-softback-9780877277200","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}