THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY, EXPERTISE AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT AID IN THE MODERNIZATION OF THAILAND BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Stefan Hell

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2001, vol. 6, issue 2, 158-178

Abstract: The Kingdom of Thailand was the single independent state in Southeast Asia before the Second World War as a result of European colonial rivalries and Thailand's own skilful diplomacy. A crucial factor for preserving the country's independence was the active government policy of utilizing modern Western technology and expertise for the economic and social development of Thailand. This paper attempts to sketch areas in which technology imported from Europe can be traced in Thailand during the time between the close of the nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War and suggests three overlapping areas of cooperation that became the basis for the country's rapid economic development.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1080/13547860120059694

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