Economic Development in Thailand from 1945 to 1997: Perspective of Labour-Intensive Industrialization 1. Introduction Despite being one of the biggest exporters of some agricultural products such as like rubber and rice, present-days Thailand is the industrial-driven economy. According to the World Bank’s statistics (2015), during 2010-2014, Thailand’s manufacturing sector contributed around 36-40 percent to total GDP (Gross Domestic Products), while Thai agricultural sector possessed about 10 percent
imitating the ways of the colonialist regarding their behaviour, education and way of communication. These intellectuals ironically treat the rural masses, which are considered the hindrances for development during the decolonising period (2), as the “savages”, essentially replacing the colonialists with the colonised themselves, in their attitude towards the rural people. The portraiture of the savage is also beautifully drawn in Martinique playwright Aimé Césaire’s A Tempest where the “native”, Caliban
Carr and Maria Kefales, are the authors of the chapter “Heartland and the Rural Youth Exodus”. The chapter is from the book, “Hollowing out the Middle: The Rural brain drain and what it means for America”. Migration of young people to the urban centers is a major concern that has attracted debate among various stakeholders. Better living standards and search for good jobs are some of the reasons for such migration. The development of small towns is stagnating resulting into untapped resources of the
Development described as a social condition within a nation in which the reliable needs of its population are satisfied by the rational and sustainable use of natural resources and systems. Meanwhile, Human development defined “as the process of enlarging people’s freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being. Human development is about the real freedom ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to do, and how to live” . Economic growth is basically defined as an increase of wealth
measure (The Economist 2014). Myanmar is one of the developing countries and we also face challenging in economic inequality while we are trying to economic growth. Myanmar’s consumption in inequality is projected to be much higher in urban area than rural area (World
In this essay, I examine some possible historical reasons as to why one of the routes being taken by the state to resolve the Naxalite conflict is by providing free education opportunities. The ideas explored in this essay are – Schooling as a method of shaping modern society, the importance of national integration and the role the school plays, and education in the realm of Naxals and Adivasis and their integration in to modern Indian society. 15th August 1947, sees India taking control of itself
the 40%, the value is being changes to 0.5. Kuznets had proposed two particular reasons as to why this would occur and they are as follows: 1) A migration of workers from agricultural sector to the industrial sector 2) The shift in workers from the rural areas who move to urban areas for urban jobs Either of these reasons would see a decrease in inequality after 50% of the work force swaps over to the higher wage receiving
In the latter half of the twentieth century, several social scientists engaged in the debate on Japanese miraculous growth. Some of them, for example, Chalmers Johnson, argued that the miracle was a result of a development state that was guided by competent bureaucratic officers. This essay aims to investigate the formation of a modern state in Japan during the end of Tokugawa bakufu to the outset of the Second World War. The investigation based on Andrew Gordon’s “A Modern History of Japan” (2002)
As of the twenty first century, Egypt was always known as a developing country. Throughout the years, there were obvious studies showing the decline of Egypt’s civilization and development. Evidently, to solve such a dilemma, one must approach the faults of the nation. Of course, in such situations, things are easier said than done. Nevertheless, such a step should be taken. One of the faults of Egypt’s reference as a developing country is its education problems. The purpose behind education is
published in 1984 in the journal, “Past and present” about popular customs and culture such as charivari in 16th and 17th century. The following essay will discuss the Ingram’s core arguments, histographical background, how he agrees or disagrees with other scholars, the use local sources and the reliability of them. The core argument of Ingram’s essay is to question the work of other historians such as, Peter Burke and Keith Wrightson, with relation to the level of disparity of cultural differences