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Thai inequality: What should we do?
News, Somchai Jitsuchon, Published on 13/02/2020
» In the first part of this two-part article, published in the Post on Jan 22, I mentioned six things we should know about inequality in Thailand -- most of them under-recognised and underappreciated. In this second part I will deal with what we should do but are not doing or not doing well. There are 10 items on this list.
Puey Ungphakorn's honourable but unfulfilled dream
News, Somchai Jitsuchon, Published on 20/04/2016
» 2016 marks the 100th year since the birth of Puey Ungphakorn, top economist and former Bank of Thailand governor. A number of commemorative events were already held, and many more are planned to celebrate this important anniversary in the eyes of many Thais who admire him. But if you ask, you might get different answers as to why he is so hugely admired. He is remembered by some as the founding father of the modern Thai economy; by others as a member of Seri Thai which fought to maintain Thailand's independence during World War II; and yet also as Thammasat University's rector during the troubled time of October 1976, when he had to flee Thailand to live and die in foreign country.