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Brock, Colin, Ed.; Symaco, Lorraine Pe, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2011
This book on education in South-East Asia is the very first of its kind to comprehensively cover and discuss the education systems and issues in all the countries in the region--the ten member nations of the Association of South-East Asian nations (ASEAN) plus Timor Leste. The eleven chapters on country case studies are written by education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Planning, Equal Education, Comparative Education
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Collins, Christopher S.; Rhoads, Robert A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2010
This article examines the role of the World Bank in advancing higher education sectors in the developing world, considering in particular the increasing power and strength of a global knowledge-based economy. Given the powerful role that intergovernmental organizations such as the World Bank play in shaping global economic policies, the authors…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Financial Policy, Economics, International Trade
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Burstein, Ariel; Eichenbaum, Martin; Rebelo, Sergio – Journal of Political Economy, 2005
In this paper we argue that the primary force behind the large drop in real exchange rates that occurs after large devaluations is the slow adjustment in the prices of nontradable goods and services. Our empirical analysis uses data from five large devaluation episodes: Argentina (2002), Brazil (1999), Korea (1997), Mexico (1994), and Thailand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cost Indexes, Economic Change, Economic Impact
Praphamontripong, Prachayani – Program for Research on Private Higher Education, 2008
This paper examines different institutional characteristics of Thai private higher education in historical-organizational perspective. The analysis applies different conceptual categories of private emergence--Catholic, elite, demand-absorbing--drawn from international literature starting with Levy (1986) to the Thai case. The societal context of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Catholics, Private Sector, Institutional Characteristics
Henderson, John W.; And Others – 1971
Changing conditions and events in Thailand required that a third edition of this area handbook incorporating current data be published. It is a compilation of basic facts written with military and other personnel in mind. An analytical appraisal of social, economic, and political aspects is provided with emphasis on the interaction of these…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Communism, Cultural Context
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
Part of a series which provides overviews of social science research and teaching in UNESCO member nations, the document focuses on Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Thailand. One chapter is devoted to each of the five nations. Chapter I discusses social science teaching at major universities in Bangladesh and recommends that research…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Cooperation