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The Thai state: doing some things right

July 4th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 16 Comments

Academic and activist commentators spend a lot of time criticising the Thai state, in its various democratic and less-than-democratic forms. Much of the criticism is, of course, justified. There are strong violent and authoritarian streaks running through Thai public life. Corruption is common. And many observers are alarmed by the seemingly low standards that many [...]

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