A comprehensive study of Thai development strategy, undertaken by the United Nations University's first research and training center, the World Institute for Development Economics Research, and carried out under the Institute's program area Money, Finance and Trade--Reform for World Development. The Thai experience, fluctuating between quasi- authoritarian and quasi-democratic episodes, stands, thus far, as a counter-instance to the proposition put forth by some analysts that strong authoritarian governance and "hard" state economic intervention are necessary for developing countries to move onto a fast growth track. Paper edition (unseen), $22.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR