| Author | Darunee Thamronglerdrit |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-87-16 |
| Subject(s) | Rural development--Thailand--Nakhon Ratchasima
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| Note | A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of t he requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Nakorn Ratchasima is a pilot province for implementing a
Basic Minimum Needs <BMN) development strategy under the Karat
Pattana Project <KPP). From the scores of BMN data survey in 1986
it was found that level of development was different amongst the
various areas of the province. The objectives of this study
therefore aim to find out what factors cause some areas to be
lagging in development by comparing the operational process
between progressive and lagging areas; to search whether the KPP
through the BMN approach reflects the standard of living of the
people; and to investigate whether the KPP distributes advantage
equally to all areas and all group of people.
The findings have shown that the bottlenecks for development
were firstly, the officials in lagging areas neglected their
responsibility in follow-up of the project, seldom visiting those
areas. Secondly, poor accessibility to lagging areas precluded
the officials from visiting the villagers frequently. Thirdly,
poor economic status of most villagers in lagging areas caused
them to be able only rarely to participate in community
development. Lastly, poor and physical environment in lagging
areas such as lack of water and salty soil were a constraint on
the people following the recommendations of the project.
In relation to the impact of KPP on standard of living of
the people, in general after KPP most people had a better quality
of life than before on almost all indicators especially in
improving the cleanliness and tidiness of the villages. However,
the KPP failed in implementation in terms of distribution of
advantage to the people because it provided benefit to the better
off people more than the poor particularly where projects
required financial outlay, for example, water storage jars and
toilets; here the better off tended to possess them more than the
poor.
The policy makers of the KPP should realize these problems
and improve the effectiveness of the officials who take
responsibility in lagging areas as well as paying more attention
to these areas. Moreover, in the production sector which people
considered to be the most serious problem, so far the KPP has not
addressed this main issues. The BMN can not be possible without
consideration of income generation strategies. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Demaine, Harvey; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Guimaraes, Joao P. C. ;Weber, Karl E. ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Canadian International
Development Agency -
Broad - Based Development Program
(CIDA -BBDP); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |
