The understanding of sustainable economic policy implementation in the local community : a case of household leaders of Tambon Saikao, Pattani Province
Abstract:
This research aims to study the levels of understanding onSustainable
Economic Philosophy implementation in the community on the following five
aspects; economical self-reliance, social self-reliance, natural resource self-reliance,
technological self-reliance and spiritual self-reliance. It also aims to compare the level
of household leaders understanding on Sustainable Economic Philosophy
implementation in the community categorized by age, religion, educational level,
incomes, villages in which respondentslive, household debt, number of time
participating Sustainable Economic Policy workshops, and land ownership.
The study reveals that household leaders levels of understanding on
Sustainable Economic Philosophy implementation in Saikao sub-district, KokPhoe
district, Pattani province in generalare at moderate level ( X = 3.43).Considering by
each aspects, the level of understanding on the Sustainable Economic Philosophy
implementation in term of spirituality is at the high level( X = 3.69). The next level of
understanding is at moderate level; social self-reliance( X = 3.49), economical selfreliance
( X = 3.35)and natural resource self-reliance( X = 3.16) respectively.
Technological self-reliance receives moderate mean score ( X = 3.31).