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Pasuk Phongpaichit (Thai: ผาสุก พงษ์ไพจิตร, RTGS: Phasuk Phongphaichit, born 11 February 1946) is a Thai economist and historian.[1] A professor at Chulalongkorn University, she is the author of several books on corruption in Thailand.
Pasuk Phongpaichit | |
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Born | 11 February 1946 |
Spouse | Chris Baker |
Academic career | |
Institution | Chulalongkorn University |
Pasuk earned BA and MA degrees in economics at Monash University in Australia, and received her PhD 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 premier Thaksin Shinawatra, she was appointed an advisor to the military junta that 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]
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