This book examines the economic, political and social issues facing Thailand today. The authors present topical research including an examination of the waste treatment system in metropolitan Bangkok; the competitive behaviour of commercial banks in Thailand; visual impairment and quality of life issues amongst elderly persons living in Northeast Thailand; exchange rate volatility and the demand for money in Thailand; S-curve dynamics of commodity trade between Thailand and the U.S.; the post-Asian financial crisis experience in Thailand; and insurgency in the Muslim changwat of Thailand.