Abstract The ambitious road-building projects in 1950s-era Thailand were officially mobilized as part of generating new forms of commerce. Under the rubric of technical aid, the Thais built an entire new highway system, with much of it for internal security and for regional interests. The focus here, however, concerns how these ambitions held subsidiary effects, such as bringing Thailand closer to its Asian partners, in this case, South Korea.
John P. Dimoia (Wed,) studied this question.