“Thaksin Shinawatra can be proud of himself. Even though he is out there, he is still doing Thailand favours that he himself might not be able to imagine. My maid is now very keen to learn more about His Majesty the King’s sufficiency theory because she feels the prime minister in exile may have attacked [...]
Sufficiency economy: ‘Why we are grateful to Thaksin’
February 5th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · 3 Comments
Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Surayud regime · Thailand
Lessons from the Thaksin era
February 5th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 11 Comments
Here is a copy of the paper I presented at last week’s conference on Critical Transitions in the Mekong Region:
Beyond the rural betrayal: lessons from the Thaksin era for the Mekong region
The paper draws on a number of discussions that have featured in New Mandala. As usual comments and critique are very welcome.
Tags: Coup · Publications · Sufficiency Economy · Surayud regime · Thailand · Thaksin · The Mekong
Sufficiency economy, insufficient money
February 5th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 19 Comments
Based on reactions to my previous post it seems that some New Mandala readers are alarmed that rural people in Thailand actually have opinions, especially when those opinions relate to the revered “sufficiency economy.” Accessing those opinions is not all that difficult – just go out and talk to people about government policy, agriculture or the [...]
Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Thailand