Reference

Bangkok as a magnet for Rural labour : changing conditions, 1900-1970
in "Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 36,
No. 1

Authors :

Porphant Ouyyanont

Summary :

This paper deals with wage formation and the transition of Thailand from an "expensive" to a "cheap" labour country which occurred in the 1950s. Significant factors explaining the change include population growth, the rice premium, labour productivity and changing rural conditions. Crucial, though, was the growth of Bangkok and the decline of Chinese
immigration which took place after 1950.

Keywords :

Population studies / rural labor / history / Thailand / Central Region

Contacts :

Porphant Ouyyanont
School of Economics,
Sukhotai Thammatirat Open University,
Nonthaburi, 11120, Thailand
ecasopor@samsorn.stou.ac.th