ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN

THAILAND

GENERAL INFORMATION

United States. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. Thailand Country Handbook. Quantico, VA, 1997. 1 v.
For official use only.
Doc. call no.: M-U 44153-28

King, Daniel E. Thailand in 1996: Economic Slowdown Clouds Year. Asian Survey 37:160-166 February 1997.

Punyaratabandhu, Suchitra. Thailand in 1997: Financial Crisis and Constitutional Reform. Asian Survey 38:161-167 February 1998.

ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Southeast Asian Affairs 1997. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [annual]. 374 p.
The Thai Economy: From Boom to Gloom? by Peter G. Warr, pp 317-333.
Book call no.: 959.053 S727 1997 Latest year in Reference

Bamroong, Athipat. Thailand's Development Strategies and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century. Tokyo, Japan, Dept of Research Cooperation, Economic Research Institute, Economic Planning Agency, 1997. 22 p. (Working paper / Japan. Keizai Kikakucheo)
Doc. call no.: M-U 44036 no.49

Economic Survey: More Misery Ahead [for Asia]. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:52-53 February 19, 1998.
Series of articles on the economic situation in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

King, Daniel E. Thailand in 1996: Economic Slowdown Clouds Year. Asian Survey 37:160-166 February 1997.

Punyaratabandhu, Suchitra. Thailand in 1997: Financial Crisis and Constitutional Reform. Asian Survey 38:161-167 February 1998.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Potter, David M. Japan's Foreign Aid to Thailand and the Philippines. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1996. 206 p.
Book call no.: 338.9152059 P866j

Palawasu, Anusak (Group Captain, RTAF). Thailand's Long Term Policy Toward Indochina. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War College, 1995. [31] p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 P154t

Tasker, Rodney. Border Breakthrough: Malaysia and Thailand Team Up to Battle Insurgents. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:18 February 12, 1998.
Parts of Malaysia have long been considered a safe haven for Thai Muslim separatists. But recent arrests of alleged separatist leaders signal a change in Malaysia's attitude.

Vatikiotis, Michael. A Friend in Need: Thailand Cosies Up to China and India--with Strategic Implications. Far Eastern Economic Review 160:29+ July 10, 1997.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia, edited by R. H. Taylor. New York, Cambridge University Press. 256 p. (Woodrow Wilson Center series)
This book, bringing together ten separate case studies by leading authorities, examines the countries that have conducted multiparty elections since the 1940s--Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, and Singapore, and identies the common and distinguishing features of electoral politics in the region.
Book call no.: 324.959 P769

Southeast Asia in the 1990s: Authoritarianism, Democracy and Capitalism, edited by Kevin Hewison, Richard Robison and Garry Rodan. St. Leonards, NSW, Australia, Allen & Unwin, 1993. 249 p.
Of Regimes, State and Pluralities: Thai Politics Enters the 1990s, pages 159-190.
Book call no.: 320.959 S7271

Southeast Asian Affairs 1997. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [annual]. 374 p.
Thailand: The Crafting of Democracy, by James Ockey, pp 301-316.
Book call no.: 959.053 S727 1997 Latest year in Reference

Brooke, Micool. Victory on the Political Battlefield for Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. Asian Defence Journal, pages 24-25 December 1996.

Eng, Peter. Thai Democracy: The People Speak. Washington Quarterly 20:169-189 Autumn 1997.

SECURITY AND DEFENSE

Southeast Asian Security in the New Milennium, edited by Richard J. Ellings and Sheldon W. Simon. Armonk, NY, M. E. Sharpe, 1996. 234 p. (National Bureau of Asian Research)
Post-Cold War Security Issues in Thailand and the Philippines, by Clark D. Neher, pp 149-174
Book call no.: 355.033059 S727

United States. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. Thailand Country Handbook. Quantico, VA, 1997. 1 v.
For official use only.
Doc. call no.: M-U 44153-28

Wattanawaranggoon, Chokechai. Defining Trends Affecting the National Security of Thailand from 1996 to 2006. Carlisle Barracks, PA, U. S. Army War College, April 1996. 19 p. (USAWC strategy research project)
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 W344d

Brooke, Micool. The ADJ Interview: Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Thailand. Asian Defence Journal, pages 18-20 November 1996.

Karniol, Robert. Royal Thai Army Experiments with First RDF (Rapid-Deployment Force) Unit. Jane's Defence Weekly 29:33-34 April 15, 1998.

Lewis, Paul. Hornet's Nest: Thailand's New Commander in Chief (of the Royal Thai Air Force) Must Maintain Readiness While Cutting Costs. Flight International 153:28-29 April 22-28, 1998.
The RTAF faces a period of austerity, while the Thai economy struggles to rebuild itself.

Royal Thai Navy: Today and Tomorrow. Naval Forces 17, Special Issue 3: 6-8+ 1996.
[Special issue is bound at end of volume containing nos. 4-6]

Tasker, Rodney. Border Breakthrough: Malaysia and Thailand Team Up to Battle Insurgents. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:18 February 12, 1998.
Parts of Malaysia have long been considered a safe haven for Thai Muslim separatists. But recent arrests of alleged separatist leaders signal a change in Malaysia's attitude.

Thailand: A Tiger in the Cage? Military Technology 21:131-132+ October 1997.

Thailand's Annual Military Reshuffle. Asian Defence Journal, pages 22-28 November 1996.