OPINION

The path to poverty in Thailand

Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 20/01/2021

» Thailand has had an interesting journey to its current ranking of sixth in the world, and first in Asia, in income inequality, as cited by the World Population Review. The country has historically been a patronage society, where the upper echelons of society are expected to look after those who are underprivileged.