Thailand has aimed for industrialization by relying on borrowed capital and technology, and relying on the world market for demand. This has shaped the workforce in particular way (see figure 18.2). Multinational firms use capital-intensive technology, so although manufacturing contributes around 40 per cent of GDP and 90 per cent of exports, it employs only 8 per cent of workers. The government relies on exports for growth and so has no incentive to boost domestic demand. It allows agricultural sector, while others are forced to take refuge in a sprawling urban informal sector of casual labour, vending, and petty services.