The politics of consumption in Thailand : back to basics

• Main Author: Rappa, Antonio L.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90805; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6074
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Abhisit government in Thailand is intervening to help the country out of the long, L-shaped curve of the global recession. Initial measures involve a back-to-basic economics and a rhetorical attempt to thwart materialism.