Self-Reliance of the Communities Index in Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

 The philosophy of “Sufficiency Economy” founded by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has emphasized on Thai people and nations to take middle path of life at all levels: individuals, families, communities and nations. This research aims to study the capability in Self-Reliance of the communities in Chiang-Rai province. The preliminarily data was used as a driving force for sufficiency economy in Chiang Rai Province. The objectives of this research are to conduct an indicator of the community’s ability in Self-reliance and to measure the capacity of community’s independency. These data were collected from both primary and secondary data. The results were revealed that the level of capability in Self-Reliance of the community was a tool to measure an indicator of community’s independency. The framework of this indicator were comprised with fives factors which are as follow; 1) an infrastructure and community’s education 2) capital and economy 3) social and cultures 4) natural source and environment and 5) health concern and public health. Those factors were considered into three dimensions which were the level of community development, the participation of community and the capacity in community’s administration. The results of this measurement were from the community’s seniors, and it was founded that the majority of the villages in Chiang Rai were at B level in capacity in Self-Reliance.