Business Networks and Varieties of Capitalism in Thailand: Adding the Context of History, Political Structures, and Social and Cultural Values
Author(s)
Yukongdi, Vimolwan
Rowley, Chris
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2017
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Interest, debate, and criticism across the social sciences of theories and models that seek to describe and analyse the development and types of capitalism have a long history. We can locate the ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ (VOC) analysis within these historical and wider theories. Despite critiques of the VOC, our examination of an often ignored and under-researched example, Thailand, shows it remains a useful analytical framework when VOC is grounded in its history and when we push theory forward. We do this and add a new ‘sphere’ of ‘Context’ as historical and political background, social, cultural values, and beliefs should ...
View more >Interest, debate, and criticism across the social sciences of theories and models that seek to describe and analyse the development and types of capitalism have a long history. We can locate the ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ (VOC) analysis within these historical and wider theories. Despite critiques of the VOC, our examination of an often ignored and under-researched example, Thailand, shows it remains a useful analytical framework when VOC is grounded in its history and when we push theory forward. We do this and add a new ‘sphere’ of ‘Context’ as historical and political background, social, cultural values, and beliefs should be part of any analysis.
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View more >Interest, debate, and criticism across the social sciences of theories and models that seek to describe and analyse the development and types of capitalism have a long history. We can locate the ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ (VOC) analysis within these historical and wider theories. Despite critiques of the VOC, our examination of an often ignored and under-researched example, Thailand, shows it remains a useful analytical framework when VOC is grounded in its history and when we push theory forward. We do this and add a new ‘sphere’ of ‘Context’ as historical and political background, social, cultural values, and beliefs should be part of any analysis.
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Book Title
Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: Enduring Trends, Emerging Patterns
Subject
Political Science not elsewhere classified