Royal Capitalism: Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Puangchon UnchanamSeries:New Perspectives in Se Asian StudiesTheme:Cultural Region/Southeast AsianPublish date:2022-02-15Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299326043ISBN-10:299326047UPC:9780299326043Book Category:Political Science, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Asia, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:Economic Policy, Southeast AsiaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.99Product ID:SC6S93AG2W
Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX (1946-2016) and how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a distinctly "bourgeois" monarchy that co-opted middle-class values of hard work, frugality, and self-sufficiency.
The kingdom positioned itself to connect business elites, patronize local industries, and form strategic partnerships with global corporations. Instead of restraining or regulating royal power, white-collar workers joined with the crown to form a dynamic, symbiotic force that has left the lower classes to struggle in their wake. Unchanam presents a surprising case study that kings and queens live long and large in cooperation with the bourgeoisie's interests and ideology.
The kingdom positioned itself to connect business elites, patronize local industries, and form strategic partnerships with global corporations. Instead of restraining or regulating royal power, white-collar workers joined with the crown to form a dynamic, symbiotic force that has left the lower classes to struggle in their wake. Unchanam presents a surprising case study that kings and queens live long and large in cooperation with the bourgeoisie's interests and ideology.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299326043ISBN-10:299326047UPC:9780299326043Book Category:Political Science, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Asia, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:Economic Policy, Southeast AsiaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.99Product ID:SC6S93AG2W
Puangchon Unchanam is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Naresuan University.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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