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I en artikel i http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/Thailand-government-rebrand-populism tar man upp juntans namnbyte på populism som eftersom det ordet kopplas samman med Thaksin, nu vill ju juntan till stor del föra samma politik som Thaksin med hjälp av dennes ekonom Somkid, så då byter juntan namn på denna populistiska politik ifrån "pracha niyom" till "pracha rat" men man avser det samma.
Thailand government to rebrand populism
Thailand's PM Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Photo: The Nation/ANN
The Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha government has begun re-branding populist policies as pracha rat in the hope it will lead to sustained economic and social development.
Populist policies, called pracha niyom in Thai, are now politically incorrect, as they were launched by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to get support from the poor.
While populism generally refers to pouring money into the rural grassroots, pracha rat refers to an integrated approach among the public, private and people sectors, Sontirat Sontijirawong, adviser to Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang and an economic team colleague of Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak, said.
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