Thai Capital after the 1997 Crisis Linguistic candidate in the Department of

candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California

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

where she teaches social anthropology and Asian studies

While naga iconography adorns Buddhist temples throughout Southeast Asia

“A monumental work

Thai Capital after the 1997 Crisis Linguistic candidate in the Department 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