Transnational economic integration has been described by globalization boosters as a
rising tide that will lift all boats, an opportunity for all participants to achieve greater …

In recent years, growth rates in the so-called'Tiger economies' of Southeast Asia have been
above the average not only for developing countries but for the world as a whole. Yet they …

Vast numbers of people in rapidly growing cities throughout the developing world depend
on informal transport services for their mobility needs. Thus far the field of transition studies …

Based on ethnographic research conducted between 2009 and 2014, this article examines
the discourse of freedom ('itsaraphāp) among motorcycle taxi drivers in Bangkok and the …

Inclusive growth is defined here as growth that is both sustainable and broad-based in terms
of employment opportunities. Sustaining growth, particularly in developing countries …

Food is vital for humankind. It is essential for sustenance and survival. It is also the
foundation of every civilization. It creates and is refined by social dynamics, anthropological …

This article reconstructs the shifting uses of local concepts of “informality “(nǭk rabop) over
the last 35 years in the streets of Bangkok, with a particular attention to the birth of the …

Across the world states are seeking out new and secure supplies of energy but this search is
manifesting itself most visibly in Asia where rapid industrialisation in states such as China …

Acemoglu and associates argue that resistance to democratisation will be stronger where
inequality is high. Piketty shows that shifts at the upper end of the distribution may be …

ABSTRACT The legacies of Cold War authoritarianism in Thailand have continued to the
present, including in the conduct and the outcome of the 2019 general elections. In this …