泰国的支柱 — — 民族，宗教和国王 — — 支撑起一个联合统一的和谐状态，并带来有利于经济发展的稳定局面，同时还能在过于关注发展而导致民怨不断积聚时将共产主义拒之门外。
The pillars of the Thai state – nation, religion, and the king – struck a unifying, collective chord, and the resulting stability enabled economic development. While growth was so concentrated that popular resentment simmered, communism was kept at bay.