Indeed, Norman Jacobs published a book about Thai society with a revealing theme
“Modernization without Development.” He argued that Thailand was keen in coming up
With forms such as they could sing in English with beautiful words with the right
Pronunciation, but could hardly speak English. Beautiful public buildings may have
Been built to house public bureaucrats, but they worked inefficiently, dragging their feet
as the time wore on. There were formal advocates of professional ethic but violation of
which was rampant. The merit sstem remained only in theory because of the
Prevalence of the practies based upon the patron-client system. The list could go on.