Pasuk Phongpaichit (Thai: ผาสุก พงษ์ไพจิตร, RTGS: Phasuk Phongphaichit, born 11 February 1946) is a Thai economist and historian.[1] A professor at Chulalongkorn University, she is the author of several books on corruption in Thailand.
Pasuk Phongpaichit | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1946 |
| Spouse | Chris Baker |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Chulalongkorn University |
Pasuk earned BA and MA degrees in economics at Monash University in Australia, and received her PhD at Cambridge University in England. Her books include A History of Thailand, Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, and Thailand's Crisis (with Chris Baker), and Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja (with Sungsidh Piriyarangsan and Nualnoi Treerat).
A critic of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, she was appointed an advisor to the military junta that overthrew his government, but declined the position.[citation needed]
Pasuk was the recipient of the 2017 Fukuoka Prize together with her spouse and collaborator, Chris Baker.[2] The prize is awarded annually to those who have made outstanding contributions to academia, arts, and culture in Asia.[3]
Selected works in English
edit- Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker, eds. Thai Capitalism after the 1997 Crisis. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2008.
- Phongpaichit, Pasuk; Baker, Chris (2004). Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9749575555.
- Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker. Thailand: Economy and Politics. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1995. Reprint 1997, 1999. Also in Thai. Rev ed, 2002
- Phongpaichit, Pasuk; Baker, Chris (1999). Thailand's Crisis. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2000. ISBN 9812300910.
- Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, and Nualnoi Treerat. Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, and Washington University Press, 1998.
- Phongpaichit, Pasuk; Baker, Chris (1998). Thailand's Boom and Bust. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9747100576.
- Pasuk Phongpaichit and Sungsidh Piriyarangsan. Corruption and Democracy in Thailand. Bangkok: Political Economy Centre, Chulalongkorn University, 1994; 2nd ed by Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, Thailand 1996.
- Pasuk Phongpaichit and Shigeru Itoga, eds. The Informal Sector in Thai Economic Development. Tokyo: Institute of Developing Economies, 1992 (Also available in Japanese, 1993).
- From Peasant Girls to Bangkok Masseuses. Geneva: ILO, 1982. (Also available in Japanese, 1991). Fourth impression, 1988.
- Phongpaichit, Pasuk (1988). "Volume 2 of Women, work, and development". From peasant girls to Bangkok masseuses (4th ed.). Geneva: International Labor Office (ILO).
- Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2005). A History of Thailand. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521016479.
- Phongpaichit, Pasuk; Baker, Chris (2009). Thaksin (2nd ed.). Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 978-1631024009.
- Baker, Chris and Phongpaichit, Pasuk. A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Baker, Chris and Phongpaichit, Pasuk. From the Fifty Jataka: Selections from the Thai Pannasa Jataka. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Pasuk Phongpaichit". Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Grand Prize 2017 [28th] Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker". Fukuoka Prize. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Background of the Fukuoka Prize". Fukuoka Prize. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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