ผลกระทบของสนธิสัญญาเบอร์นี พ.ศ.2369 ต่อเศรษฐกิจไทยสมัยรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้น / นันทนัช ชีวรติธรรม = The impact of the Burney Treaty of 1826 on Thai economy during the early Bangkok period / Nantanach Chewaratithum
This thesis aims to study the Thai economy in the early Bangkok period, both before and after the signing of the Burney Treaty in 1826. The scope of study includes the origins, and the effects of the Burney Treaty, which led to important changes in the structure of the Thai economy. This treaty laid the foundations for the conclusion of the Bowring Treaty (1855) which in its turn had far-reaching effects on the Thai economy. The thesis demonstrates the dynamics of the Thai economy in the early Bangkok period, especially in the field of foreign trade , which was a factor leading to the signing of both treaties. The signing of the Burney Treaty led to an expansion in the field of foreign trade, which further effected two important changes in the Thai economy , namely the introduction of tax collection in silver and the growing of export commodities within the self-sufficient economic system. However, when the foreign trade declined towards the later years of Rama Ill’s reign, the Thai state decided to turn to the Royal Monopoly System again, violating the provision of the Burney Treaty. Such a situation led to conflicts between the Thai government and the British. In the end, the Thais had to accept the free trade through the signing of the Bowring Treaty.
