Post-World War II History
As Europe was starting to come together on many issues including agricultural policy (including price supports), Thailand was starting to protect its rice farmers less and work with the merchants more. The government started worrying about increasing production and exploiting more surplus from the rice industry. Thailand turned to the merchants to put on this pressure and it worked very well.
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