ABSTRACT
Thailand’s rapid industrialization not only has introduced new environmental hazards of pollution and poisoning, but also has revised the political balance of Thai society. Previously powerless groups such as women workers or professional experts outside the government have grown in importance with industrialization as their labour and expertise form the basis of economic change. In Thailand, where environmental concern has always been closely linked with the trend towards democracy, a new alliance of women workers, specialist medical staff, media and activist groups has helped bring attention to the neglect of environmental health issues in government policy.
