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Peer reviewedRigg, Jonathan; Ritchie, Mark – Journal of Rural Studies, 2002
Transformation of Thailand's rural areas from agricultural production to arenas of consumption of a constructed "rural idyll" is illustrated in cases of a hotel with a "working rice farm," and an elite school. The school (and companion resident "village") created an idealized rural past for rich consumers who wanted a…
Descriptors: Community Change, Cultural Images, Elitism, Foreign Countries
