Thailand : economic, political and social issues / Randle C. Zebioli, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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THAILAND: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; THAILAND: COUNTRY PROFILE AND CURRENT EVENTS ; KINGDOM OF THAILAND ; PEOPLE ; HISTORY ; GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS ; ECONOMY ; FOREIGN RELATIONS ; THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THAILAND, INDONESIA AND SOUTH KOREA ; INTRODUCTION ; BEFORE THE ECONOMIC CRISES ; CAUSES OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES; COPING WITH THE ECONOMIC CRISES ; CONSEQUENCES OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES ; CONCLUSIONS -- SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS ; REFERENCES ; THAILAND TRADE ; TRADE SUMMARY ; IMPORT POLICIES.

STANDARDS, TESTING, LABELING AND CERTIFICATION GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ; EXPORT SUBSIDIES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) PROTECTION ; SERVICES BARRIERS ; INVESTMENT BARRIERS ; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ; OTHER BARRIERS ; THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: THAILAND'S RESPONSES AND OPTIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; WAR ON TERROR: SYMBOLIC ENGAGEMENT ; THE ROLES OF CHINA, INDIA AND JAPAN: PARTNERS OR COMPETITORS? ; MULTILATERALISM AND A NEW ORDER: MYTH OR REALITY? ; VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF TERRORISM ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES.

DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND HEALTH-SEEKING PATTERNS OF YOUNG WOMEN WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, BANGKOK, THAILAND ABSTRACT ; 1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE ; 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ; 3. FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; REFERENCES ; YU DUAN PRACTICES: THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH IN NORTHERN THAILAND ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODOLOGY ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; CHILDREARING PRACTICES AMONG PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND; INTRODUCTION.

METHODOLOGY FINDINGS ; CHILDREARING PRACTICES AND INFANT CARE ; CHILDREARING PROBLEMS; DISCUSSION ; IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICES ; REFERENCES ; CREATING SCALES TO MEASURE READING COMPREHENSION, AND ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR, FOR PRATHOM (GRADE) 7 STUDENTS TAUGHT ESL THROUGH A GENRE-BASED METHOD IN THAILAND ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; THE STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ; TEACHER TRAINING IN THE RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES IN THAILAND; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN THAILAND ; GENRE IN READING COMPREHENSION ; SIGNIFICANCE ; PURPOSE ; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; LIMITATIONS.

DEFINITION OF TERMS GENRE AND ESL READING COMPREHENSION MODEL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ; MEASUREMENT ; ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR MEASUREMENT ; READING COMPREHENSION MEASUREMENT ; DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ; DATA ANALYSIS ; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; SUMMARY ; REFERENCES ; COOPERATIVE LEARNING VERSUS COMMUNICATIVE THAI TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR PRATHOM (GRADE) 6 STUDENTS TAUGHT IN THAILAND ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODOLOGY ; RESULTS FOR READING COMPREHENSION ; ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR MEASURE ; SUMMARY OF RESULTS ; REFERENCES ; INDEX.

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