Readers will no doubt be interested in the latest issue of East Asia Forum from ANU. For the PDF of the whole thing, including lavish illustrations, click here. The short articles included are:
- Peter Warr, a nation caught in the middle-income trap
- Prajak Kongkirati, Robust electoral politics, unstable democracy
- Chris Baker, Elemental political conflict
- Pasuk Phongpaichit, Confronting inequality through fiscal reform
- Patrick Jory, The crisis of the Thai monarchy
- Dilaka Lathapipat, Immigration and the labour market
- Mark Carroll, The floods: a message for regional business
- Somchai Jitsuchon, The fiscal cost of resdistribution policies
- Bruce Chapman, Finding a formula to pay for higher education
- Kimly Ngoun, Thai-Cambodian conflict: a problem rooted in history
- Tyrell Haberkorn, Impunity and the neglect of human rights
- Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Lèse-majesté: an anachronistic but potent weapon
- Gavin Jones, Bearing the consequences of population policy
- Bandid Nijathaworn, From financial crisis to financial resilience
- Anders Engvall, No resolution to the conflict in the south
- Desmond Ball and Nicholas Farrelly, Soldiers of political fortune
When we read them, and if we have time, we may in a position to provide additional comments on some of the papers.
Political Prisoners in Thailand 