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Use of Theses THESES SIS/LIBRARY TELEPHONE: +61 2 6125 4631 R.G. MENZIES LIBRARY BUILDING NO:2 FACSIMILE: +61 2 6125 4063 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EMAIL: [email protected] CANBERRA ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA USE OF THESES This copy is supplied for purposes of private study and research only. Passages from the thesis may not be copied or closely paraphrased without the written consent of the author. Cars and Car Crashes in the City of Angels: Bangkok's Unhealthy Collision with Cultural Capitalism Matthew Williams October 2009 A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of The Australian National University Declaration of Originality I hereby declare that this submission is my work and that, to the best of my knowledge and be lief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, and no material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any degree or diploma of a university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement is made in the text. #C· !tid!~ Matthew Williams ii Table of Contents Declaration of Originality ... ................................................................................... ii Acknow Iedge ments ................................................................................. .......... viii Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................................... .................... ix List of Tables ............ ............................. .. ........ ........ .................................. .......... xi List of Figures ........ ..................................................................... ........... .. .......... xiii List of Examples ............................................................................ ....... .......... ... xiv List of Pictures ....... ... ................................... .................. ........................... .. ........ xv Abstract ..... .... ............ .......... ........... .. .......... ....... .......... ..... .................. ...... ......... xvi Chapter One: Cars and Car Crashes in The City of Angels ............................... 1 1.1 Angels on Wheels: Is This Really Heaven? ............................................. 1 1 .2 Automobility ... .......................... ........ .................................... .................. .. 6 1.3 The Path to Motorisation in Thailand: Understandings of its Stubborn Persistence ..... .... .................................................................... 11 1.4 Lacunae in Current Understandings of Bangkok's Path to Motorisation ....... ............. ....................... ............................ ... .. ............ ... 21 1.5 Research Questions ...................................... ...................... .. ................. 27 1.6 Methodology and Data Collection ........................................................... 27 1.6.1 Research Approach ......................................................... ................ 27 1.6.2 Data Collection ......... .......... .......... ...... ..................... .. ....................... 30 1.6.3 Data Analysis ................. ........................................... ........... ............ 36 1.6.4 Strengthening the Research ........................... ... .. ............... ............. 38 Appendix: Chapter One .... ....................................... ...................................... 40 Chapter Two: Automobility and its Public Health Consequences .................... 56 2.1 Automobility and Public Health: A Global Perspective ........................... 56 2.2 Auto mobility and Public Health in Thailand .................................... ........ 60 iii 2.3 The Public Health Effects of Auto mobility are Set to Worsen: The Urgency to Act ................................... .............................. ........ ... .... 73 2.4 Conclusion ......................................... ... .......... ... .................... ...... .... ....... 78 Appendix: Chapter Two .. ...... ...... ... ... ................................... .......................... 80 Chapter Three: The Penetration of Global Consumer Capitalism in Thailand: The Cultural Context for Automobility ............ .. .. ............................ 81 3.1 Preamble ...... .... .. .... .. ...... ....................... .......... .. ........................... .... ... ... 81 3.2 The Age of Globalisation .............................. ........ .................. .. .... .......... 82 3.2.1 What is Globalisation? ........................ ........ .......... ........................... 82 3.2.2 The Globalisation of the Thai Economy .. ......................................... 83 3.3 Urbanisation ... ......................... ..... ..................................... ..................... 86 3.3.1 Bangkok: The Primate City ................... .. .................................... ..... 86 3.3.2 The 1940s to 1960s: The Entrenchment of Capitalism and the Emergence of Auto mobility ............................ ............................... ... 87 3.3.3 The 1970s to 1990s .. ...................................................... ................. 90 3.4 Consumerism .... ............................ .. ..................... .... .. ............................ 93 3.4.1 Globalisation, Urbanisation and Consumerism ................ .. ........... .. .... 93 3.4.2 The Sociology of Consumerism ............................................................. 95 3.4.2.1 Ford ism .. ........ ............................... .... .. .... ...................... .. ....... .. 97 3.4.2.2 Post-Fordism and Consumption ..... .. .................................. .. ... 97 3.4.3 Consumerism and Identity ................... .. .................... .................... 102 3.4.4 Thai ness Modulates the Global Consumer Identity .... ................... 104 3.5 Conclusion: Thailand's Socio-Economic Transformation ............. ... ... .. 107 Chapter Four: The Political and Cultural Economy of the Thai Automobile Industry ................... .......... .............. ..................................... .. .. .................. .. 109 4.1 Preamble ........................................................... .. .. ... ... ................ ......... 109 4.2 The Political Economy of the Global Automobile Industry .................... 110 iv 4.2.1 The Scale and History of the Automobile Industry .. ....................... 11 0 4.2.2 Global Production Patterns .. ..... ... ....... .... ............ .. ..... ............. ..... .. 112 4.2.3 Global Consumption Patterns ..................................... ... ......... ....... 114 4.2.4 The Role of National Governments ....... ........ ......... ..................... ... 114 4.3 The Political Economy of the Automobile Industry in Thailand .... ........ 116 4.4 The Cultural Economy of the Automobile Industry in Thailand : The Toyota and Mercedes Drivers ............................ ................. .......... 122 4.4.1 Constructing the Toyota Driver .... .................................................. 123 4.4.2 Constructing the Mercedes Driver .......................... .. ..................... 138 4.5 Conclusion .......................................................... ....................... .... ....... 145 Appendix: Chapter Four ..... .......................... ... .. ...... ..... .. ............................. 146 Chapter Five: The Socio-Material Expression of Mobility Needs: Symbolic Consumption of Cars ...................................... .. .......... .. ................ 149 5.1 Preamble ........................................ ... .................... ... .... ................ ........ 149 5.2 The Symbolic Value of the Car for Car Drivers .................................... 151 5.2 .1 Medium to High SES Car Owners ................... .. ............................. 151 5.2.2 Low SES Car Owners .... .... ............................................................ 154 5.3 The Symbolic Value of the Car for Motorcyclists .................................. 158 5.3.1 Medium to High SES Motorcyclists ......................................... ....... 159 5.3.2 Low SES Motorcyclists ...... ............................... .................. .. .. ....... 159 5.4 The Symbolic Value of the Car for Bus and Sky Train Riders ............... 162 5.4.1 Medium to High SES Bus and SkyTrain Riders ......... ...... ............. 163 5.4.2 Low SES Bus and Sky Train Riders ............. .. ............. .................... 164 5.5 Discussion: A Complete Way of Life ........................................ .. .......... 167 5.6 Conclusion ........................................... ............................................... .. 179 Chapter Six: The Socio-Material Expression of Mobility Needs: Everyday Utility of Cars in Bangkok and the Consuming Paradox ............. 181 v 6.1 Preamble ... .. ... ............... ... ................. ....... .. ............. ....................... ...... 181 6.2 The Utilitarianism of the Car in Bangkok .............................................. 182 6.3 The Consuming Paradox ...... .................................................. .... .. ........ 194 6.4 The Consuming Paradox of Car Consumption .... .. .... ............ .. .. ........... 199 6.4.1 Transport and Social Exclusion .............. .................... ................... 200 6.4.1.1 Well-being and Social Connectedness ...... .......................... .. 202 6.4.1 .2 Safety ..... .......... ............................ ... ........
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