INEQUALITY IN THAILAND Anil B. Deolalikar April 2002 Anil Deolalikar is Professor of Economics and of International Studies at the University of Washington. This paper stems from RETA 5923: Pro-poor Growth and Institutional Constraints to Poverty Reduction in DMCs. The views expressed in the paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the Asian Development Bank. 21 ERD Working Paper No. 8 POVERTY‚ GROWTH‚ AND INEQUALITY IN THAILAND Asian
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bts.co.th/customer/en/02-route-current.aspx Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand. (2012). MRT. Retrieved 3 7‚ 2012‚ from About BMCL: http://www.bangkokmetro.co.th/ticket.aspx?Menu=13&Lang=En Ministry of Land‚ Infrastructure‚ Transport and Tourism. (2011). MLIT. Retrieved 3 9‚ 2012‚ from World Motor Vehicle Statistics: http://www.mlit.go.jp/k-toukei/search/pdf/23/23000000x02401.pdf National statistics Office Thailand. (2000). NSO. Retrieved 3 8‚ 2012‚ from Average Monthly Fuel Consumption Expenditure
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The Music of Thailand The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China‚ India‚ Indonesia and Cambodia‚ and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia‚ Africa‚ Greece and Rome. Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far a field - including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin)‚ the jakhe (Indian origin)‚ the klong jin (Chinese origin)‚ and the klong kaek (Indonesian origin). Classical music Thai classical
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and cosmetic company in the world include the Thailand which is the case study. Thailand have been characterized by excessive fixed assets investment‚ reckless borrowing‚ over ambitious local corporations and undisciplined financial institutions during the Asia crisis in 1997. L’Oreal Thailand consistently poor performance in the beauty industry such as low market share‚ sales and profitability. Chris Martin the managing director of L’Oreal Thailand was appointed in the year 2000 in order to increase
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Introduced to Thailand for the first time in February of 2006‚ Zara today has three stores located in the three most luxurious malls of Bangkok. Zara’s much anticipated opening was very well received by the Thai community. This study investigates views from both Zara and its customers in order to identify important issues regarding consumer’s interaction with Zara and vice versa. An in-depth interview with Zara’s brand manager introduced three main issues concerning value perception from consumers
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their stay. Commonly these facilities are of higher quality than would be expected if one were to stay at a hotel or eat in a town’s restaurants. Some examples are Atlantis in theBahamas‚ Costa do Sauípe in the Northeastern Brazil‚ Laguna Phuket in Thailand and Sun City near Johannesburg in South Africa. All-inclusive resort The "Paradise" resort in Catskills An all-inclusive resort is a resort that‚ besides providing all of the common amenities of a resort‚ charges a fixed price that includes most
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whatever you want anytime you want. I was looking for sleep at this point after 18 hours in the air and a three hour layover. My cab pulled into my hotel‚ and I was asleep within thirty minutes. Thailand and half the world away would have to wait until tomorrow. I woke up excited to be in Asia and Thailand for my first time. I pulled open the curtain in my hotel room and the top picture is what I was greeted with. Wat a view. An urban concrete jungle with crazy four lane highways going this way and
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Bangkok The capital as well as the largest city of Thailand‚ Bangkok is a melting pot of exotic aromas‚ remarkable sights and visual delights. The city was founded in 1782 by the first king of present Chakri Dynasty‚ King Rama I. Bangkok is also known as Krung Thep which means ‘City of Angels’ (Tourism Authority of Thailand 2011). It is situated on the delta of Chao Phraya River‚ 25 miles from the gulf of Thailand. The vibrant heart of Thailand- Bangkok is important as a major financial‚ cultural
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Palaces of Thailand. There are many palaces in Thailand each with their own unique design and stories behind it. Of course the most important palace in Thailand is Bangkok’s Grand Palace. For many‚ a visit to the Grand Palace is an absolute essential when in Thailand. Besides that‚ there is also the Bang Pa-In Palace and Phraram Ratchaniwet Palace just to name a few. However‚ out of the many palaces in Thailand‚ I have chosen the Maruekhathaiyawan Palace. If given this title‚ Palaces of Thailand‚ most
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Most of the schools in Thailand are operated by the government‚ private and local administrative council‚ and a portion of them are operated by the private and local administrative council. The current education system of Thailand is based on the 6:3:3 model‚ comprising 6 years of compulsory education‚ 3 years of lower secondary education and 3 years of upper secondary education. Based on the 1999 Education Act‚ by 2004 the compulsory education will be extended to 9 years. Preprimary education
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