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Jan 1, 1969
Part I examines the nature of the insurgency in Thailand and its implications for U.S. aid programming.
Description of RAND research in the field of political and economic development.
Expert Insights
Jan 1, 1968
The text of an interview for Japan's [The] [Kokubo], predicting some effects from President Johnson's announcements of the bombing cessation and his withdrawal from the presidential race: (1) reduced political schism in the United States; ...
A report on the results of a series of field tests conducted on roads in Thailand to provide data for the development of a road capacity estimating method. Data accumulated for the five adjoining test routes included road descriptions, photographs, ...
Report on a visit to observe current practices and economic conditions of major business capitals in Asia and the Pacific. Findings based on a survey of Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Fiji, Sydney, and Melbourne indicate that growth o...
Jan 1, 1967
Tables and computation methods for evaluating the load that can be carried by porters under various conditions. The logistic importance of porterage has been a disputed issue in American military planning.
Dec 28, 1966
The analysis describes ground threats to air bases and, based on experience gained during attacks on U.S. Air Force bases in South Vietnam, makes recommendations on how best to improve security of U.S. Air Force bases in Thailand.
Jan 1, 1965
A discussion of the rice premium and agricultural policy in Thailand. The effects of the rice taxes on the farmer, on retail prices, and on government revenues are described.
Jan 1, 1964
A discussion of the assumption that modifications in Thai society aimed at strengthening internal security are likely to be effective to the degree that they take into account the motivations and attitudes of the Thai people and the functioning and r...
Jan 1, 1962
A study of the relationship of political change to political tradition in Thailand. Such topics are discussed as the political philosophy of the Thai population, the make-up of Thai society, the character of Thailand's political groups, and the probl...
An examination of the political relations between Thailand and Communist China from 1949 through 1959. The author discusses: (1) the conditioning of these relations by historical, geographical, and social factors; and (2) the exploitation of the spir...
A discussion of the events occurring in Thailand in 1962 that focused on the northeast region of the country.
