Local Community Development Based on Cultures to Reduce Social Disparities

Abstract

This academic article on developing local community based on cultures to decrease social disparities presented the national development framework according to the 20-Year National Strategy Development Plan and the 12^th National Economic and Social Development Plan, which emphasizes cultural-based community development by promoting the development of the foundation economy to become food, souvenir, and tourism in the community. These were done to create occupations, reduce inequality, and construct social justice in order to meet the national development strategy under the term stability, wealth, and sustainability. Therefore, this article presented the following 5 ways to reduce social inequality based on culture: 1) Developing People in the Community, 2) Focusing on Community-based Development, 3) Developing Modern Skills. 4) Lesson Summarizing, and 5) Building Network Partners. Developing the community based on culture to be a strong foundation of society, building knowledge and understanding of their potential, and preparing them to be self-reliant must construct the knowledge and understanding of changes that affect the community under the term, “equality.” Cultural knowledge is an important mechanism for social innovation. Encourage the people to be creative and able to apply the knowledge wisely based on the word, Cultural Code” or Creative DNA of their own, which is an intellectual property that has been accumulated from their ancestors. Moreover, the people should apply knowledge to make the utmost benefit for nation development in the present and in the future.