Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-1996
Abstract
The argument that Thailand was a bureaucratic polity characterized by limited popular participation has been challenged in recent years by the manifest rise of civil society. At the same time, business interests have assumed growing political importance, challenging the traditional pre-eminence of government officials and military officers. In particular, politics in provincial areas have come to be strongly influenced by a rising business elite. One effect of this changing landscape has been growing commercialization of the electoral process, as was clearly seen in the July 2, 1995, general election. Vote-buying and other abuses were widespread, especially in provincial areas. This article seeks to examine these developments in northeastern Thailand and relate them to wider patterns of political change in the country.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Political Science
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Asian Survey
Volume
36
Issue
4
First Page
376
Last Page
392
ISSN
0004-4687
Identifier
10.2307/2645405
Publisher
University of California Press
Citation
CALLAHAN, William A..(1996). Vote-buying in the Thai Northeast: The July 1995 general election. Asian Survey, 36(4), 376-392.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4360
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.2307/2645405