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This
book is not so much about getting into a crisis as getting through one.
It reviews what the IMF did, who got hurt, what worked and what failed
in the economic and social management of the crisis. It shows how
political change got bound up with economic crisis, resulting in a new
constitution, a seismic shift in the political landscape, and greater
assertiveness by civil society. It examines how the economic turmoil
changed the ways people reacted to political scandal, viewed their own
society, and imagined the future. This is a lucid and highly readable
account of how Thailand reacted as a society and culture to its
worst-ever economic disaster. The final chapters review the changes and
lessons from 1997–2000 and speculate on how these changes will frame
the future. Published
by NIAS Press |
