Abstract:
This research project had three objectives: - 1) to study application of the
concept of King's sufficiency economy philosophy for development of community
economy in the village, 2) to study current situations and problems of development
of community economy in Ban Thungsri, Thungsri sub-district, Rongkwang district, Prae
province, and 3) to present the model of development of community economy
according to the concept of sufficiency economy philosophy. Research methodology
are mixed among documentary research and field qualitative research following up
the research objectives.
From the research, it was found that application of the concept of King's
sufficiency economy philosophy for development of community economy in the
village are emphasized on self-reliance into three levels, i.e. family's self-reliance,
group's self-reliance, and community's self-reliance. Proper activities of applications
of peoples in this village are balanced in their daily lives both of family and village.
The current situation of economy development of peoples in this village is emphasized
on the family's levels with farmers of them. Their problems effected to applying the
sufficiency economy philosophy are of water problem, production problem, and
scholarship problem. In the last one, the model of application of this philosophy has
two kinds: Application of them into families and groups level. The factors of success
about it consisted of: Leaders, labors, goals, spirit mind, and continuous activities of
each group in the village.