[Tlc] Keyes responds to Montesano

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Dear Mike,
 
    You have obviously studied the Boonchu-Kukrit project more
than anyone else and you should really write a longer piece on
it, ending with recommending that it be reconsidered today. It
would also be useful to compare/contrast this approach and
that of Thaksin with the vision of sustainable development
that has been widely discussed since the King's speech in 1997
and which is now being advocated by the present government.
 
    I have not sought to trace the history of BAAC and clearly
this is needed for me (and others) to fully understand the
role it has played.
 
    Andrew Walker informed me that one respondent to this
discussion on New Mandala
(http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/newmandala/2006/12/11/pro-poor-programs/#comments)
asked for some references to my studies of the village in
Mahsarakham where I have carried out long term research. I am
attaching a bibliography with some references. Thus far, I
have only presented my findings from the 2005 study in seminar
presentations at the University of Washington, Chula, and
Copenhagen.
 
Cheers,
 
Biff (Charles Keyes)

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu