Limits to neoliberal authoritarianism in the politics of land capitalisation in Thailand: beyond the paradox

Thailand presents several paradoxes that complicate linear assumptions about capitalisation of land and consequent processes of accumulation, dispossession and concentration. These paradoxes become apparent when today's conundrums are considered in their historical contexts of commercialisation...

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Published inRevue canadienne d'études du développement Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 363 - 380
Main Author Hirsch, Philip
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.07.2020
Canadian Association for the Study of International Development
Subjects
Accumulation
Authoritarianism
Borders
Capital
capitalisation
Commercialization
exclusion
Identity politics
Land
legitimation
neoliberal authoritarianism
Neoliberalism
Populism
Property rights
Rural areas
Thailand
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Summary:Thailand presents several paradoxes that complicate linear assumptions about capitalisation of land and consequent processes of accumulation, dispossession and concentration. These paradoxes become apparent when today's conundrums are considered in their historical contexts of commercialisation, establishment of transferable property rights and financialisation, each tempered both by state policy and by counter-movements that have maintained smallholding. Geographically, Thai capital has invested in large-scale land deals across borders rather than within its own territory. Present-day land capitalisation in Thailand is complicated by resurgent authoritarianism and competitive populism and by the gap between partial de-agrarianisation and a persistent rural identity politics.
ISSN:0225-5189
2158-9100
DOI:10.1080/02255189.2019.1666705