Papers by Medhi Krongkaew
Third Global Development Network (GDN) conference …, 1999
Page 1. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GROWTH IN DEVELOPING EAST ASIA: A THEMATIC PAPER * By Medhi Kron... more Page 1. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GROWTH IN DEVELOPING EAST ASIA: A THEMATIC PAPER * By Medhi Krongkaew ** 1. Introduction Different governments in different countries have different reasons to decide on different public policies. This much is obvious. ...
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The Developing Economies, 1999
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Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2002
This paper analyzes socioeconomic characteristics of more than 1,300 extremely poor households ra... more This paper analyzes socioeconomic characteristics of more than 1,300 extremely poor households randomly selected from rural areas in four regions of Thailand in 1999. These "ultra poor" households are observed to share the same demographic and socioeconomic characteristics as the ordinary-poor households in Thailand, such as relatively large family sizes, large demographic dependency ratios, household heads with low or no schooling, and lack of land assets. However, unlike the general poor, the ultra poor are more likely to be general laborers (instead of farm laborers), have a higher incidence of widows as heads of households, fewer number of working days, and greater burden of chronically ill and disabled persons in the family. Surprisingly, despite the Thai government's large number of social assistance schemes, very few of the ultra poor report receiving any assistance. A large proportion of the ultra poor are very pessimistic about their prospects for escaping pov...
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Research Papers in Economics, 1999
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Journal of Asian Economics, 2004
... Apart from Thailand, the route will also connect it with Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, t... more ... Apart from Thailand, the route will also connect it with Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the other high-growth, dynamic members of ASEAN. ... It is appropriate that the three economic corridordevelopment programs are listed as the first three flagship programs for the GMS at ...
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Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2000
... He addresses the allegation that the domination of political and military leaders from the ..... more ... He addresses the allegation that the domination of political and military leaders from the ... Jao has investigated the impact of taxes and government social welfare expenditures on income ... He attrib-utes a growing income inequality among households in Taiwan from 1980 to the ...
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ABSTRACT The main objective of this work is to provide a detailed measurement and analysis of pov... more ABSTRACT The main objective of this work is to provide a detailed measurement and analysis of poverty in Thailand. In this study we develop new poverty lines that take into account the differing needs of household members and regional price differences. We use the new poverty thresholds to construct poverty profiles for Thailand. The study makes use of the five latest socio-economic surveys conducted in Thailand during the years 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996.
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Journal of Asian Economics, 2003
The trade-off between economic growth and income inequality is quite clear in the case of Thailan... more The trade-off between economic growth and income inequality is quite clear in the case of Thailand during the last four decades of its development. Rapid economic growth had brought about rapid reduction in poverty while income inequality had risen. The paper also shows that when ...
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