Pre-int’l conference programs
Prof. Dr. Pasuk Phongpaichit
Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
Biography:
Pasuk Phongpaichit is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy in the Faculty of Economics at Chulalongkorn University, and for the last 8 years, a Distinguished Research Professor. She advocates reducing all forms of inequality as part of achieving social sustainability. This is reflected in her recent research works, such as Unequal Thailand: Aspects of Income, Wealth and Power (2016); and WE THE PEOPLE Demand Income Tax Reform (2019, received the Best Research Award from Thailand Research Fund).
The latter forms part of a campaign to promote tax reform to finance the social welfare programs necessary for achieving a more egalitarian society. With her research team, she has just completed a study on the issues of land distribution and land governance for social sustainability, to be published as a book in 2022.
Her other publications include Populism in Asia, co-edited with Kosuke Mizuno (NUS Press, 2009), Thailand Economy and Politics, co-authored with Chris Baker (Oxford University Press, 1995, 2002, received the Best Book award from the National Research Council of Thailand in 1998 ) and A History of Thailand, co-authored with Chris Baker (4th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2022).
Prof. Dr. Pasuk Phongpaichit
Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
Biography:
Pasuk Phongpaichit is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy in the Faculty of Economics at Chulalongkorn University, and for the last 8 years, a Distinguished Research Professor. She advocates reducing all forms of inequality as part of achieving social sustainability. This is reflected in her recent research works, such as Unequal Thailand: Aspects of Income, Wealth and Power (2016); and WE THE PEOPLE Demand Income Tax Reform (2019, received the Best Research Award from Thailand Research Fund).
The latter forms part of a campaign to promote tax reform to finance the social welfare programs necessary for achieving a more egalitarian society. With her research team, she has just completed a study on the issues of land distribution and land governance for social sustainability, to be published as a book in 2022.
Her other publications include Populism in Asia, co-edited with Kosuke Mizuno (NUS Press, 2009), Thailand Economy and Politics, co-authored with Chris Baker (Oxford University Press, 1995, 2002, received the Best Book award from the National Research Council of Thailand in 1998 ) and A History of Thailand, co-authored with Chris Baker (4th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2022).