New challenges for thailand: Labour and growth after the crisis

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-143

  Mounier, Alain ^a,b   Charoenloet, Voravidh ^b  

^a French Research Institute for Development (IRD)   (France)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Labour; Labour income; Labour productivity; Skills; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049124585     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330903270783     Document Type: Article

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