Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. The Thai State, Democracy, Decentralization and Development; 3. Rural Transformations in a Central Thai District; 4. From the 'Era of Dictatorship' to the 'Era of Democracy': The Election of a Subdistrict Head; 5. 'It's About Giving': The Provincial Council Election of 1990; 6. A Coup, Three General Elections and Learning Democracy: Local Participation in National Politics 1990-1995
7. 'You Can't Beat Money': The Provincial Council Election of 1995 and the General Election of 19968. Money, Decentralization and Democratization; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
