Village Communities in North East Thailand
Author : Charles Madge
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Thailand
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Author : Charles Madge
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Thailand
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Author : Phinit Lāpthanānon
Publisher : Apollo Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9781920901394
This study examines the role of Buddhist monks as development agents in rural Thailand. Through 20 years of field studies, and with a focus on Northeast Thailand (which is known as Isan and long classified as the poorest region of Thailand), author Pinit Lapthananon investigates development in contemporary Thailand. Although development monks form a small percentage of the monks in Isan, or in Thailand as a whole, their actions have been highly visible in Thai society for more than five decades, and they have helped to maintain a balance between modernization and traditional culture. The book examines the role of Buddhism, investigates religious and socioeconomic activities, and probes the changing approach to development - with an emphasis on economic growth to support both social and human development, self-sufficiency, community participation and empowerment, and the revitalization of traditional knowledge and folk wisdom. The Role of Development Monks in Northeast Thailand will help in understanding the process of development and social change in Isan society. (Series: Kyoto Area Studies on Asia - Vol. 22)
Author : Julian C H Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1786600226
Explores the notion of authenticity in three Southeast Asian countries with a high degree of cross-border mobility where the boundaries between the local and international are blurred
Author : Clark D. Neher
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781412828871
Author : Haruka Yanagisawa
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 2015-08-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9971698536
Managing the commons—natural resources held in common by particular communities—is a complex challenge. How have Asian societies handled resources of this sort in the face of increasing marketization and quickly growing demand for resources? And how have resource management regimes changed over time, with state formation, modernization, development, and globalization? Community, Commons and Natural Resource Management in Asia brings clarity, detail, and historical understanding to these questions across a variety of Asian societies and ecological settings. Case studies drawn from Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, and Bhutan examine fisheries, forests, and other environmental resources held in common. There is a tendency to imagine that traditional communities had socially equitable and environmentally friendly systems for managing the commons, but natural resources in Asia were often under free-access regimes. Resource management developed in response to social and economic pressures, and the state has been at various times both a beneficial and a negative influence on the development of community-level systems of managing the commons. The chapters in this volume show that a simple modernist framework cannot adequately capture this process, and the institutional changes it involved.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Publisher :
Page : 1308 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Economic assistance, American
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Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 17,23 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Agricultural development projects
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Author : David Little
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,36 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251050552
Integrated farming in Asia is either considered an eco-friendly good that should be preserved for environmental reasons or a poor practice that will soon be superseded by industrial aquaculture. This report finds that most livestock-fish integration is sound business conducted by entrepreneurs accessing urban markets where the price of fish is relatively low. It can be used as part of a strategy to reduce environmental impacts of intensive livestock production and to produce low-cost food. Farmers have proved adept at both developing their systems to meet their own needs and diversifying the role of ponds, fish and livestock within their complex livelihoods.
Author : Jody Houton
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1462917143
A Geek in Thailand is a light-hearted but perceptive look at one of the world's most visited countries from the viewpoint of a young foreign resident. More than just a Thai travel guide, it offers a concise but insightful take on Thailand for tourists, expats, would-be expats, and others--anyone, in fact, with interest in visiting or learning about the Land of Smiles. Packed with short articles accompanied by sidebar stories and interviews and evocative color photographs, the author paints a vivid and revealing picture of a country built on a deep reverence for nation, religion and monarchy, yet with its own distinct, individualistic perspective. Subjects range from the touchstones of Thai culture and history, such as its politics and economy, Buddhism and folklore, to chapters on traditional Thai design and craftsmanship, including its highly acclaimed architecture and fine silk textiles. There are also chapters on the globally popular Thai food and entertainment like kickboxing and cabaret. Chapters on the Thai character and cultural do's and don'ts will allow the reader to go beyond the Thai smile. For visitors to the country, the author includes his top ten things to see and do in the main tourist destinations as well as an account of the main festivals and tips on getting around.
Author : Akira Nozaki
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Economics
ISBN :