Book Review: Pavin Chachavalpongpun: Good Coup Gone Bad: Thailand's Political Developments since Thaksin's Downfall

This book addresses a key question: Why has Thailand faced similar threats over the years even though the country has been on a democratic
path since the mid-1970s? Coups, a never-ending hazard in Thailand, represent not only the military’s intention to take over the government
but also an illegitimate instrument for elite groups to restore the previous order, which had been in place for decades b…