PROVINCIAL DISPARITIES, CONVERGENCE AND EFFECTS ON POVERTY IN THAILAND

摘要

Thailand's rapid economic development brought about remarkable wealth and poverty reduction over the past three decades. However, the problem of inequality continues to challenge Thailand's development process. The country has long been known for its concentration of growth in and around Bangkok. Despite that, studies on inequality focusing on geographical dimension have been limited. This paper therefore explores disparities as well as convergence in Gross Provincial Product (GPP)per-capita over the past two decades. It also investigates growth determinants at provincial level. Finally, the disparities in poverty and the extent to which provincial growth and inequality affect poverty are analyzed.