Dr. Saul: Thailand To Tackle World’s Desire Deficit

Dr. Saul Kruggerand, the renowned Ph.D. economist and native of South Africa, who we last heard from with his insightful analysis of the Ratchada “Entertainment” District’s contribution to Thailand’s GNP, returns to give us an informed look at the little noticed Side Agreement Thailand recently signed at the G-20 Meetings in London to help re-stimulate the world economy by taking on the challenge of the World’s Desire Deficit (WDD).

“Dr. Saul,” as he is affectionately called by his students, puts his highly-tuned analytical skills to work on the present dimensions of the World’s Desire Deficit and then follows with a detailed analysis of Thailand’s ambitious and altruistic plan to make a significant contribution to the re-stimulation of world economic growth.

Dr. Saul is himself a Yesbel Laureate with his Ph.D. from the prestigious London School of Economics LSE. Dr. Saul has worked with or along with the World Bank, IMF, Goldman Sachs, AIG Hedge Fund Division and George Soros. A generous grant from the Chuwit Foundation in Bangkok where Dr. Saul is a senior fellow has helped to fund Dr. Saul’s recent studies in this area. And now, without further introduction, here is

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June 19, 2009 | Filed Under Business & Economics, Dr. Saul, Health, Body & Mind, Nightlife & Entertainment, Seriously, Not ..., Society, Travel & Tourism | 4 Comments 

Dr. Saul: Ratchada’s GNP Factor

It is our privilege to introduce columns by Dr. Saul Kruggerand, the renowned Ph.D. economist and native of South Africa, who will regularly share with us his wide research and hands-on experiences on Thai economic affairs.

In his introductory column “Dr. Saul,” as he is affectionately called by his students, will analyze Bangkok’s Ratchada district and the role its many large-scale “entertainment complexes” play in the overall Thai economy: “Ratchada’s Entertainment Complexes & Their Contribution to Thailand’s GNP.”

Dr. Saul is himself a Yesbel Laureate with his Ph.D. from the prestigious London School of Economics LSE. Dr. Saul has worked with or along with the World Bank, IMF, Goldman Sachs, AIG Hedge Fund Division and George Soros. And now, without further introduction, here is Dr. Saul:

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March 30, 2009 | Filed Under Business & Economics, Dr. Saul, Nightlife & Entertainment, Seriously, Not ..., Travel & Tourism | 9 Comments