Democracy Under Stress in Thaksin’s Thailand

Issue Date October 2002
Volume 13
Issue 4
Page Numbers 112-126
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In 1997, Thailand adopted constitutional reforms. Now, five years after the reforms and almost two years into the premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra, we can see the gaps and ironies that the reforms left behind.

About the Author

Duncan McCargo is President’s Chair in Global Affairs and professor of English at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His latest book (authored with Anyarat Chattharakul) is Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party (2020).

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