Backdrop: the underpinnings of the modern Thai bank supervisory system and related governmental laws and policies -- Historical context pre 1973: dysfunctional influences shaping the modern Thai banking system -- Attempt to address fundamentals through reactions to recent Thai financial crises (late 1970s-mid-1990s): substantive structural reform or facade? -- Thai financial and economic crisis of 1997-1998: an opportunity to readdress the fundamentals -- Conclusion: moving forward towards a modernized and 'safe and sound' Banking sector environment in Thailand -- Six Thailand/IMF letters of intent

1. Banking law -- Thailand -- History