Following an inconclusive general election, Thailand’s power vacuum is likely to persist for a couple more months at least. Most attention has been focused on the potential short-term economic disruption. But this crisis is only the latest flare up in a political conflict that stretches back to 2006. In this Weekly, we discuss why the greater concern may be that the country’s deep political divide is damaging its long-term growth prospects.
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