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Bangkok Transformed
An Economic History, c1820-1950
320 pages | 23 halftones, 59 tables | 5.98 x 9.02 | © 2026
Asian Studies: Southeast Asia and Australia
Economics and Business: Economics--History
History: Asian History
Table of Contents
Tables
Illustrations
Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: Population
Chapter 2: Chinese Immigration and the Bangkok Labour Market
Chapter 3: City Administration under the Ministry of the Capital
Chapter 4: Physical and Economic Change
Chapter 5: The Privy Purse Bureau
Chapter 6: Trade, Transport Development and the Port of Bangkok
Chapter 7: Industrialisation
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes and Glossary
Bibliography
Illustrations
Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: Population
Chapter 2: Chinese Immigration and the Bangkok Labour Market
Chapter 3: City Administration under the Ministry of the Capital
Chapter 4: Physical and Economic Change
Chapter 5: The Privy Purse Bureau
Chapter 6: Trade, Transport Development and the Port of Bangkok
Chapter 7: Industrialisation
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes and Glossary
Bibliography