The Thai government, like in most developing countries, has been biased against the
agricultural sector in favour of the industrial sector. Furthermore, urban bias was apparent
and most Thai governments often centered their investments in urban areas, in particular
Bangkok and greater Bangkok. Although the impressive objective of eradicating poverty in
rural areas was explicitly coined as a slogan of the national plan, like the year of the farmer in
the early 1980s or the land reform implemented in the early 1990s, the effectiveness of these
policies in alleviating poverty was still very limited. It can be said that the Thai governments
have been inclined to subsidize urban workers by providing food subsidies via a cheap rice
policy. In fact, rural migrants seeking jobs in the informal sector in Bangkok in the slack
season also gained these benefits directly.
The Thai government, like in most developing countries, has been biased against theagricultural sector in favour of the industrial sector. Furthermore, urban bias was apparentand most Thai governments often centered their investments in urban areas, in particularBangkok and greater Bangkok. Although the impressive objective of eradicating poverty inrural areas was explicitly coined as a slogan of the national plan, like the year of the farmer inthe early 1980s or the land reform implemented in the early 1990s, the effectiveness of thesepolicies in alleviating poverty was still very limited. It can be said that the Thai governmentshave been inclined to subsidize urban workers by providing food subsidies via a cheap ricepolicy. In fact, rural migrants seeking jobs in the informal sector in Bangkok in the slackseason also gained these benefits directly.
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