Pasuk Phongpaichit

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Pasuk Phongpaichit
Born (1946-02-11) 11 February 1946 (age 78)
SpouseChris Baker
Academic career
InstitutionChulalongkorn University

Pasuk Phongpaichit (Thai: ผาสุก พงษ์ไพจิตร, RTGSPhasuk Phongphaichit, born 11 February 1946) is a Thai economist.[1] A professor at Chulalongkorn University, she is the author of several books on corruption in Thailand.

Pasuk earned BA and MA degrees in economics at

Cambridge University in England. Her books include A History of Thailand, Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, and Thailand's Crisis (with Chris Baker
), and Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja (with Sungsidh Piriyarangsan and Nualnoi Treerat).

A critic of former

overthrew his government, but declined the position.[citation needed
]

Pasuk was the recipient of the 2017 Fukuoka Prize together with her spouse and collaborator, Chris Baker.[2] The prize is awarded annually to those who have made outstanding contributions to academia, arts, and culture in Asia.[3]

Selected works in English

References

  1. ^ "Pasuk Phongpaichit". Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Grand Prize 2017 [28th] Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker". Fukuoka Prize. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Background of the Fukuoka Prize". Fukuoka Prize. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

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