CERTAIN EFFECTS OF CULTURE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ON INTERNAL SECURITY IN THAILAND. Abridged

Abstract

The basic assumption of this Memorandum is that modifications in Thai society aimed at strengthening internal security are likely to be the more effective the more fully they take into account the motivations and attitudes of the Thai people and the functioning of Thai institutions. Because of the nebulous character of the Communist threat as it is perceived at the local level, the justification and usefulness of any future security measures should not be limited to that threat; a straight anticommunist approach is unlikely to engage the average villager's interest and co-operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0442042

Entities

People

  • D. A. Wilson
  • H. P. Phillips

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Case Studies
  • Civic Action
  • Communists
  • Communities
  • Contractors
  • Governments
  • National Governments
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • Thailand
  • Universities

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.