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...Harold Crouch The Military in Thai Politics, 1981–86 . By Suchit Bunbongkarn . Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies , 1987 . x , 110 pp. $12.00 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1989 1989 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTHEAST ASIA 669 Some readers may...

... of Wollongong The Military in Thai Politics, 1981 -86. By SUCHIT BUNBONGKARN . Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1987. x, 110 pp. $12.00 (paper). The military has usually been portrayed as the dominant force in Thai politics, and coups have been seen as the normal means of changing governments...

... Samudavanija's chapter on political institutions up to 1932 is exemplary in its concision but uncritical of the way the interpretative paradigm of the premodern Thai state has been put in place by Thai and Western historians. Despite its title, the chapter by Suchit Bunbongkarn is really about the military...

... development, creating a broad distribution of political power, and fashioning an efficient administration. Political scientist Suchit Bunbongkarn offers a less sanguine view of contemporary Thai politics, arguing that recent political developments do not reflect progress toward a more stable and efficient...

... equilibrium" that maintains itself by delivering valued achievements. He gives the Thai system high marks for delivering economic development, creating a broad distribution of political power, and fashioning an efficient administration. Political scientist Suchit Bunbongkarn offers a less sanguine view...

... in September 1993 at the Woodrow Wilson Center. There are altogether 10 individual papers dealing with elections and the electoral process in Burma (R. H. Taylor), Indonesia (R. William Liddle), Malaysia (Jomo K. S. and Harold Crouch), Singapore (Garry Rodan), Thailand (Suchit Bunbongkarn and Anek Laothamatas...

... influence will continue to be substantial, even though it is unlikely to have complete control of future governments. Suchit's study reveals an extraordinary knowledge of the internal affairs of the Thai military and of the military's conception of its role in society. Most studies of the military...

... countries focus on the unique features of domestic politics in each state. Suchit Bunbongkarn offers an insightful analysis of the role of the military in determining Thai foreign policy; Segundo Romero assesses the recent revival of traditional elite politics in the Philippines; Jusuf Wanandi provides...

... analytically to some degree. Harold Crouch on Indonesia and Malaysia, Suchit Bunbongkarn on Thailand, and James Cotton on South Korea are particularly noteworthy in this regard although Samina Yasmeen on Pakistan, Yaw Saffu on Papua New Guinea, and Jim Sanday on Fiji also make explanatory suggestions. While...

... of a conference that was held in September 1993 at the Woodrow Wilson Center. There are altogether 10 individual papers dealing with elections and the electoral process in Burma (R. H. Taylor), Indonesia (R. William Liddle), Malaysia (Jomo K. S. and Harold Crouch), Singapore (Garry Rodan), Thailand (Suchit...

... is creating a new technological consciousness in Thailand. Therefore, they suggest, foreign manufacturing investment is laying the groundwork for Thailand's entrepreneurs to shift from a commercial and financial orientation toward a technological one. Suchit Bunbongkarn, pondering a crucial question raised...

..., Carolina Hernandez, Kusuma Snitwongse, and Suchit Bubongkarn draw most attention to societal-level changes and related new security issues that now call for relaxing ASEAN's norm of nonintervention (p. 106). Unless that norm is made more flexible, these authors argue, ASEAN will remain ineffective...

... the self-interested, entrenched power of the repressive state apparatus. Aside from this one piece on Vietnam, everything else is solid. James Mackie (chap. 5) is top notch on Indonesia. He and Bernando Villegas (chap. 6) provide a sensitive treatment of contradictory tensions in the Philippines. Suchit...

... in each state. Suchit Bunbongkarn offers an insightful analysis of the role of the military in determining Thai foreign policy; Segundo Romero assesses the recent revival of traditional elite politics in the Philippines; Jusuf Wanandi provides an overview of the implications of generational change...

... evolution of the democratic process. Frequently overlooked as regional attention focused more on other ASEAN countries, Thailand may be the star regional performer during the next decade. Ananda Rajah and Suchit Bunbongkarn's studies analyze these political and economic trends. As might be expected...

... the self-interested, entrenched power of the repressive state apparatus. Aside from this one piece on Vietnam, everything else is solid. James Mackie (chap. 5) is top notch on Indonesia. He and Bernando Villegas (chap. 6) provide a sensitive treatment of contradictory tensions in the Philippines. Suchit...

..., with the exception of the Communist Party of Thailand, the parties had no established bases in the countryside. Repeated military coups hindered party development, as following coups, “parties were ultimately dissolved, their assets confiscated, and their organizations dismantled” (Ockey 2004 , 24; see also Suchit...

...). Distributed by Cellar Book Store. BUNBONGKARN, Suchit. State ofthe Nation: Thailand. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996. viii, 117 pp. $14.50. CASPER, Leonard. The Opposing Thumb: Decoding Literature of the Marcos Regime. Quezon City: Giraffe Books, 1995. 68 pp. $7.50 (paper). Distributed...

... of Southeast Asian Studies, 1994. x, 231 pp. $29.00 (paper); $44.50 (cloth). BUNBONGKARN, Suchit. State of the Nation: Thailand. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996. viii, 117 pp. $14.50. C H A P M A N , Rebecca Jane. The Significance of Family Planning for Women in Indonesia. Clayton...

..., Kali, 300 Prasad, Madhusudan, 253 Prasad, Nageshwar, 278 Prasad, Narmadeshwar, 280 Prasad, Rajendra, 243 Prasad, Sri Nandan, 265 Prasad, Suchit, 304 Prasad Rao, P. D., 304 Prasad Singh, R. C, 256 Prashad, R. Ganga, 330 Prattis, Ian, 193 Pravda, 14, 51, 53, 63, 65 Preetorius, Emil, 15, 20 Preuss, Wolf...