• The first of its kind to provide an in-depth evaluation of the financial system of Thailand
• Extensive maps and graphs, including a colour plate section and survey data collected by the author
• Uses micro and macroeconomics to provide an integrated understanding of new and emerging markets
• Provides a new lens in which to evaluate developing economies

Readership: Academics and students interested in Economics, development and welfare. Policymakers, NGOs and organizations working in the field of development finance.

Robert M. Townsend, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT

Preface
1: Growth, Inequality, Poverty, and Financial Deepening
2: Conceptual Frameworks for Measurement
3: Disparities among Regional Economies - Spatial (Dis)Aggregation
4: Micro Kuznets and Macro TFP Decompositions
5: Driving Forces - Occupation, Financial Access, Education
6: Integrated Micro Macro Models with Dual Financial Sectors
7: Neoclassical Benchmarks and Anomalies for Those with Access
8: Impacts - Experimental and Econometric Program Evaluations
9: Obstacles to Trade, Enhanced Models of Selection, and the Impact of Policy Variation