ABSTRACT The legacies of Cold War authoritarianism in Thailand have continued to the present, including in the conduct and the outcome of the 2019 general elections. In this article it is argued that not only did Cold War precedents like the 1969 general election help shape this lineage, but the practices of Cold War authoritarian regimes in Thailand, including the promotion of “lazy” forms of capitalism based heavily on absolute value strategies, shaped development and the labour force in ways that have also contributed to enduring authoritarian tendencies. This argument is made by reviewing the underpinnings of the 1969 election as well as by reviewing how Thailand’s industrial and labour force structures evolved in this particular authoritarian context, contrasting the Thailand case with that of Cold War South Korea.

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泰国威权国家的血统：军事独裁、懒惰资本主义和冷战过去作为冷战后序幕

摘要 泰国冷战威权主义的遗产一直延续至今，包括 2019 年大选的进行和结果。本文认为，不仅像 1969 年大选这样的冷战先例有助于塑造这一血统，而且泰国冷战专制政权的做法，包括促进严重基于绝对价值战略的“懒惰”形式的资本主义，塑造发展和劳动力的方式也有助于持久的专制倾向。这一论点是通过回顾 1969 年大选的基础以及通过回顾泰国的工业和劳动力结构在这种特殊的威权背景下如何演变，将泰国案例与冷战韩国的案例进行对比而提出的。