Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All

Over the past few decades, Thailand has made tremendous progress toward the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Thailand has achieved these gains despite high political instability. Growth has been slowing, and continued instability could affect future growth a...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Other Authors:	Sondergaard, Lars M.
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	jobs economic growth poverty inclusion shared prosperity risks targeted support agricultural productivity workforce skills social protection natural resouce management natural disasters public sector management
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/855161479736248522/Thailand-Systematic-country-diagnostic-getting-back-on-track-reviving-growth-and-securing-prosperity-for-all http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25740

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spelling	okr-10986-257402021-06-14T10:15:09Z Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All World Bank Group Sondergaard, Lars M. Luo, Xubei Jithitikulchai, Theepakorn Poggi, Cecilia Lathapipat, Dilaka Kuriakose, Smita Sanchez Martin, Miguel Eduardo Reungsri, Thanapat Mohib, Shabih Ali Chavapricha, Rome Peamsilpakulchorn, Pajnapa Arin, Tijen jobs economic growth poverty inclusion shared prosperity risks targeted support agricultural productivity workforce skills social protection natural resouce management natural disasters public sector management Over the past few decades, Thailand has made tremendous progress toward the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Thailand has achieved these gains despite high political instability. Growth has been slowing, and continued instability could affect future growth and prospects for shared income gains. Moreover, poverty and inequality continue to pose significant challenges. Slower growth than in the past, if it continues, will constrain further progress in reducing poverty and promoting inclusion. The key engines that drove past growth have lost steam or are unsustainable. Analysis undertaken for this SCD suggests that the significant slowdown in Thailand’s export growth in recent years is due in part to a loss of market share in labor-intensive manufacturing. Thailand has lost the competitive edge it once enjoyed over its peers and other countries in the region. 2016-12-14T19:10:11Z 2016-12-14T19:10:11Z 2016-11-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/855161479736248522/Thailand-Systematic-country-diagnostic-getting-back-on-track-reviving-growth-and-securing-prosperity-for-all http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25740 English en_US Thailand Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus :: Systematic Country Diagnostic East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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description	Over the past few decades, Thailand has made tremendous progress toward the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Thailand has achieved these gains despite high political instability. Growth has been slowing, and continued instability could affect future growth and prospects for shared income gains. Moreover, poverty and inequality continue to pose significant challenges. Slower growth than in the past, if it continues, will constrain further progress in reducing poverty and promoting inclusion. The key engines that drove past growth have lost steam or are unsustainable. Analysis undertaken for this SCD suggests that the significant slowdown in Thailand’s export growth in recent years is due in part to a loss of market share in labor-intensive manufacturing. Thailand has lost the competitive edge it once enjoyed over its peers and other countries in the region.
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title	Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All
title_short	Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All
title_full	Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All
title_fullStr	Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All
title_full_unstemmed	Getting Back on Track : Reviving Growth and Securing Prosperity for All
title_sort	getting back on track : reviving growth and securing prosperity for all
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/855161479736248522/Thailand-Systematic-country-diagnostic-getting-back-on-track-reviving-growth-and-securing-prosperity-for-all http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25740
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