State structure, policy formation, and economic development in Southeast Asia: The political economy of Thailand and the Philippines

• Main Author: Raquiza, Antoinette R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Philippines—Economic conditions; Thailand—Economic conditions; Philippines—Politics and government; Thailand—Politics and government; Political Science
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4544
• Institution: De La Salle University

Why do some small, developing countries industrialize and others don’t? What factors account for different economic performance among states that are vulnerable to external shocks, crony capitalism, and political instability? This book argues that the answer lies in the structuring of state power, s...