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Thailand is a pivotal country in Southeast Asia. From a traditional monarchy in the 19th century to one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Thailand was also the staging base for the U.S. war in Vietnam. Thailand is a country of contradictions: a country with ?exotic? temples and palaces, and the seedy nightlife of sex tourism (the country?s largest industry), and factories of new industrialization. Thailand is a microcosm in which to study the issues of most developing countries: the impact of globalization, regional inequalities, rural migration, government corruption, a booming megapolis (Bangkok), and vigorous NGO?s working for social change.
This study tour is a look at Thailand from the inside, beyond the reach of tourists. It will include visits to Bangkok (temples, universities, street markets, slums and the infamous Patpong bars), Chiangmai (in the north), hill tribes on the Burmese border, Pattaya (a seaside resort for R & R); with an optional tour to Angkor Wat in Cambodia. There will be prior reading, onsite lectures on historical and contemporary issues of social and economic development of Thailand, meetings with social activists, government officials, visits to factories and slums, and plenty of opportunities to enjoy the tasty Thai cuisine, and to shop in the street markets.
Dr. Peter F Bell teaches political economy at Purchase College (SUNY); he is the Director of the Westchester Center for Economic Education and has conducted in-service workshops for high school teachers for the past 20 years. He has bee a regular visitor to Thailand since the late 1960?s and has conducted research and published articles on many aspects of the country?s development. He is able to provide a view of the country that tourists never see.
Costs:The tuition for 45 hours instruction is $500.Graduate credit (3 credits) is available for an extra fee of $280 per credit payable at the conclusion of the trip. Lodging (hotels for 17 days), transportation within Thailand, museum and exhibition entrance fees, etc. is an additional $2,300 (double occupancy; single occupancy extra). This does NOT include all meals (breakfast IS included and Thai meals are very reasonable), nor transportation to and from Thailand (group travel possible at approximately $1,200).