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Chris Baker

T3JournalistsAcademicsEconomies and industries

Bangkok-based British historian who co-wrote A History of Thailand, Thaksin and Thailand's Boom and Bust with his wife, Pasuk Phongpaichit; began as a historian of colonial south India at Cambridge.

A History of Thailand supplies the long narrative - monarchy, bureaucracy, Chinese business families, the army - that the boom-and-bust and Thaksin books then use to explain the 1997 crisis and the politics after it. The pairing produces an economic account anchored in who actually holds power.

6 books of their own · 1 article

Books 6Writing 1Profiles 1

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  1. A History of ThailandChris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit, 2005
  2. Thailand's Boom and BustPasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker, 1998
  3. Thailand's CrisisPasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker, 2000
A History of ThailandA History of Thailand
T3 A History of Thailand
Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

The standard modern history, strong on business families and state capital.

Thailand's Boom and BustThailand's Boom and Bust
T3 Thailand's Boom and Bust
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

The definitive account of the bubble and the baht devaluation that started the Asian crisis.

Thailand's CrisisThailand's Crisis
T3 Thailand's Crisis
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Follow-up on the IMF programme, bank restructuring and who paid for it.

ThaksinThaksin
T3 Thaksin
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Telecoms billionaire turned prime minister; the clearest study of business-politics fusion in Thailand.

Thailand: Economy and PoliticsThailand: Economy and Politics
T3 Thailand: Economy and Politics
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker · 1995
Open LibraryGoodreads

The pre-crisis baseline: how the boom economy was actually structured.

Unequal Thailand
T3 Unequal Thailand
Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Concentration of wealth, land and market power among a few families.

A History of ThailandThe standard modern history, strong on business families and state capital.2005T3–
Thailand's Boom and BustThe definitive account of the bubble and the baht devaluation that started the Asian crisis.1998T3–
Thailand's CrisisFollow-up on the IMF programme, bank restructuring and who paid for it.2000T3–
ThaksinTelecoms billionaire turned prime minister; the clearest study of business-politics fusion in Thailand.2004T3–
Thailand: Economy and PoliticsThe pre-crisis baseline: how the boom economy was actually structured.1995T3–
Unequal ThailandConcentration of wealth, land and market power among a few families.2016T3–

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pasuk-phongpaichitthaksin-shinawatraemerging-marketsthailandpolitical-economyasian-financial-crisiseconomic-historyinequality