The Structure of Community Markets in Songkhla Lake Basin and Reconstructing the Cognition

Abstract

This article synthesized the studies of community markets in the historical aspect. The purpose was to suggest guidelines for community markets to develop themselves and responded society’s demands in production and consumption at present. The article aimed to explain history about community markets in Songkhla Lake Basin based on studies of local researchers in four communities i.e. Khok Sai, Han Pho,  Khuan Khanun, and Muang Songkhla. Synthesized results showed the structure of traditional community markets before B.E. 2510s and changes of community markets divided into two eras i.e. from 2510s to 2540s and from 2550s to present. Additionally, the article showed using of history as the guidelines for driving community markets nowadays that were split two aspects i.e. guidelines for using community history to operate for building meaning of community markets areas and the construction of community markets’ networks in various districts.