Author: Lada Phadungkiati
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-07-07
Year: 2007
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2007
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research analyzed the social, economic and institutional effects of the two communitybased rural enterprises (CBREs) on rural people in Chai Nat province in the central plain of Thailand. Main objectives of the research were to examine organizational structure and management aspects of the CBREs to assess economic, social and institutional effects of the CBRE to rural people to study the satisfaction of the group members and their committee members on the CBREs to identify problems, potentials and needs of the CBREs and to give recommendations to strengthen the CBREs for rural development and provide planning implications on rural enterprise for future. The study was conducted in the two CBREs producing similar types of the products namely Ban Tha Sai Agricultural Housewife Group (BTS) and Ban Suan Lam Yai Housewife Group (BSLY) in Chai Nat province. The research was an evaluating research applying both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A standardized questionnaire was used to gather the information from a total of 71 sampled group members and committee members from the two study CBREs. Key informants, semi-structure interview and focus group discussion were also conducted. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were applied for data analysis. The research revealed that the economic, social and institutional effects of the CBREs were prominently found only among the committee members and some of the group members who were involved in the operational activities of the two study groups including production and marketing. The group members who did not participate in any of the operational activities of the groups had only the minimal increase in their household income obtained from the dividends as a viable economic effect. With its better management performance, the findings showed that the BTS generated greater economic, social and institutional benefits to its committee members and the group members who had participated in the group operational activities. However, based on the definition of t
Scholarship Donor(s): RTG Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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