Author: Chris Baker | Journal of Democracy

Chris Baker is an independent writer. With Pasuk Phongpaichit, they have written Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand (2004), Thailand: Economy and Politics, 2nd ed. (2002), and other works.

Articles by Chris Baker:

April 2005, Volume 16, Issue 2

Challenge and Change in East Asia: “Business Populism” in Thailand

Pasuk Phongpaichit
Chris Baker

Recently reelected premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his "Thais Love Thais" party offer a fusion of populist rhetoric with policies that serve the interests of the Thai business class.