Phakphum Jatupitpornchan When Thailand becomes a fully aged society next year, the majority of the older people in the country will be scraping by on little savings – or none at all. That is not surprising. Thailand is one of the world’s most unequal nations. Without savings and comprehensive welfare support, it is certain that […]
In the first part of this two-part article, published TDRI website on Jan 22, I mentioned six things we should know about inequality in Thailand — most of them under-recognised and underappreciated. In this second part I will deal with what we should do but are not doing or not doing well. There are 10 […]
Somchai Jitsuchon One reason for optimism over inequality in Thailand is that awareness of the problem is far higher these days. And not only in Thailand: the whole world now pays serious attention to the issue as a fundamental problem afflicting modern mankind. Inequality is more than a money matter. Inequality is unethical. It crushes […]
Welfare card, also known as card for the poor, has already been launched and distributed. The cabinet is busy addressing its aftermaths: unreadiness and insufficiency of electronic data capture (EDC) machines; card welfare abuse (exchange of card for cash); and budget leakage to the subrogated poor. Hence, before the database of low-income earners will be […]
