Thai Prime Minister Vejjajiva is hopeful for his country

In his speech for Columbia’s World Leaders Forum program, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva looked past the current economic crisis and political unrest as he laid out plans for Thailand’s future post-recovery.

While a student at Oxford, current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva never once made a trip across the Atlantic to Columbia.

Even so, the University still impacted his undergraduate years, in the form of works by economics professor Joseph Stiglitz. In a story that comes full circle, Stiglitz moderated the Prime Minister’s talk Tuesday afternoon on democracy and economy in Thailand.

In his speech for Columbia’s World Leaders Forum program, Vejjajiva looked past the current economic crisis and political unrest as he laid out plans for Thailand’s future post-recovery. While he realizes he has a long road ahead before completely stabilizing Thailand, looking toward political and economic goals is the only way to properly implement lasting improvements and change.

(Columbia Daily Spectator)