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Pasuk Phongpaichit | |
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| Born | 11 February 1946 |
| Spouse | Chris Baker |
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| Institution | Chulalongkorn University |
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 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]
- ^ "Pasuk Phongpaichit". Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Grand Prize 2017 [28th] Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker". Fukuoka Prize. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Background of the Fukuoka Prize". Fukuoka Prize. Retrieved 13 January 2018.