Business is politics - The Nation, November
5, 2003
Interesting article tying together the 1991 coup, today's
Yukos scandal in Russia, and the ascendancy of Thaksin:
Whatever the case, the morbid business-political foundation
of the Thai economy was never seriously threatened despite
the drafting of the new Constitution. Businesses still have
to pay state officials and ministers to get things done
and to finance politicians for protection. There came a
point where it was cheaper for enterprising and ambitious
businessmen to enter politics themselves. Business in politics
merely took a different form and allowed for a tycoon such
as Thaksin Shinawatra to launch a successful political party
which is well equipped with modern financial and information
management.
Business is politics
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