This starting point is as different (as
chalk from cheese) when compared to the East Asian NIEs, namely Japan, South Korea and
Taiwan. The natural resource advantage arising from plentiful forestland is moderated by the
degree of population pressure on resources and the Malthusian ghost never appears in the
Thai context. In fact, many parts of Asia have long faced an acute scarcity of land, but this
does not apply in the case of Thailand. It is also true that it was in a better position than other
countries to cope with the high rate of population growth being experienced throughout the
developing counties. Without such a population pressure as in the European countries in the
nineteenth century or the East Asian NIEs in the twentieth century, the Thai state could
actively provide a large number of incentives to foreign firms under the import substitution
policy without attempting to monitor them seriously. While the resource-based agricultural
sector is treated as a useful source of cheap food and labour to support the protected industrial
sector in Bangkok, it might be concluded at this time that an initial condition of abundant land
seems to make the Thai state predatory, but not developmental (Siriprachai, 1995b).
This starting point is as different (aschalk from cheese) when compared to the East Asian NIEs, namely Japan, South Korea andTaiwan. The natural resource advantage arising from plentiful forestland is moderated by thedegree of population pressure on resources and the Malthusian ghost never appears in theThai context. In fact, many parts of Asia have long faced an acute scarcity of land, but thisdoes not apply in the case of Thailand. It is also true that it was in a better position than othercountries to cope with the high rate of population growth being experienced throughout thedeveloping counties. Without such a population pressure as in the European countries in thenineteenth century or the East Asian NIEs in the twentieth century, the Thai state couldactively provide a large number of incentives to foreign firms under the import substitutionpolicy without attempting to monitor them seriously. While the resource-based agriculturalsector is treated as a useful source of cheap food and labour to support the protected industrialsector in Bangkok, it might be concluded at this time that an initial condition of abundant landseems to make the Thai state predatory, but not developmental (Siriprachai, 1995b).
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