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Aristocrats and Commoners in Rural Northern Thailand
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Sociocultural Aspects of Aging in Buddhist Northern Thailand
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Are You Happy? Local Economic Development in Northern Thailand
<p>Thailand has had a long history of economic development. In recent years, Thailand began to focus on economic development initiatives a local level. The implementation process has been slow, but the introduction of social enterprise programs has proven a promising strategy in local economic …
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Livelihood strategies and its impact on women in northern Thailand
This study explores the ways in which women are choosing to participate in the contemporary Thai economy, by examining their employment choices, motives and the implications of their livelihood decisions for themselves and their families. It will be shown that Thai womena??s attainment of greater …
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In pursuit of development: Casinos and local government in Northern Thailand
… takes as it starting point the Government of Thailand Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2002-2006). Among many provisions and proposals the Plan gives special emphasis to encouraging local participation, decentralising government, boosting the capacity of local …
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To defend ourselves: common property management of forests in northern Thailand
… land are being reestablished is studied in Thailand. Under present forest legislation in Thailand, forests are state-owned and managed. State-defined property rights and the forest reserve system were superimposed over customary common property systems which traditionally existed in northern …
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Changing land use and children's health in Mae Chaem, northern Thailand
… agriculture and health in the Mae Chaem valley, northern Thailand, this work documents changing child health and medical practice since the 1950's and explores possible connections with increasing pesticide use. The research shows how local knowledge can help us understand relationships between …
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College access for first-generation highlander college students of northern Thailand
… attending a public university in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Using a qualitative inquiry and life history approach, I conducted interviews, participant observation, focus group interview, and document analysis. The analysis indicated five key determinants contributed to the students’ successful …
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Ecotourism in theory and practice : a critical case study of Northern Thailand
… whether ecotourism as currently practices in Northern Thailand conforms to international principles of ecotourism or contributes to sustainability. To achieve the objectives of the study, the methodologies adopted for data collection were: semi-structured interviews and focus groups with local …
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Transformation of degraded forests into semi-natural production forests in northern Thailand
… Deciduous Dipterocarp-Oak Forests (DDF) in northern Thailand. The aim was to provide information on site and stand conditions and to propose and assess improvement treatments to transform these forests into semi-natural production forests. <br>As a consequence of extensive exploitation and …
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Fertility differentials among the Karen, a hill tribe minority in Northern Thailand
… Karen, the largest hill tribe minority group in Thailand, in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son provinces in Northern Thailand. The study uses quantitative data from the 1986-1987 Census of Hill Tribe Populations, and qualitative information from fieldwork carried out in these two provinces during …
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Fertility differentials among the Karen, a hill tribe minority in Northern Thailand
… Karen, the largest hill tribe minority group in Thailand, in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son provinces in Northern Thailand. The study uses quantitative data from the 1986-1987 Census of Hill Tribe Populations, and qualitative information from fieldwork carried out in these two provinces during …
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Economies of Size in Multiple Cropping in Northern Thailand: A Random Coefficient Model Approach
… Valley, the most intensive agricultural area in Northern Thailand, is chosen for this study. Since the Valley is characterized by multi-product farming, there is a need for an appropriate analytical approach. Past studies in size economies have usually dealt with multi-product farms as if they …
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Effect of Risk and Risk Aversion on Farm Decision-Making: Farmers in Northern Thailand
… in two villages in the Chiang Mai Valley of northern Thailand were used.
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An Investigation into the Potential of Design for Sustainability in the Handicrafts of Northern Thailand.
… design for sustainability in the handicrafts of northern Thailand. It provides an in-depth understanding of the relationship between craft and design for sustainability, and examples of handicrafts and their potential links to design for sustainability, focusing especially on handwoven textiles. …
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Dynamics of kinship and the uncertainties of life: Spirit cults and healing management in northern Thailand
… thesis is about kinship, health and healing in a Northern Thai village. Although traditional spirit mediums and spirit cult observances in Chiang Mai city are in decline and have led to a breakdown of the matrilineal system, in the village of Baan Yang Luang in Mae Chaem district the belief in …
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Natural regeneration and ecological succession in Pinus kesiya watershed plantations in northern Thailand : implications on plantation management
… of Pinus kesiya Roy. ex Gord. plantations in Thailand began in the 1960s by the Royal Forest Department. The aim was to reforest abandoned swidden areas and grasslands in order to reduce erosion and to produce timber and fuel wood. Today there are about 150, 000 ha of P. kesiya plantations in …
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The informal politics of rural livelihoods in Northern Thailand: A case study of Chiang Mai’s songthaeo drivers
… transition and contemporary lives of a group of northern Thai villagers who exited village-based farm work in the 1970s and 1980s to enter the emerging public transport sector of Thailand’s northern capital – Chiang Mai. Through an ethnographic study of these songthaeo drivers, the thesis draws …
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The informal politics of rural livelihoods in Northern Thailand: A case study of Chiang Mai’s songthaeo drivers
… transition and contemporary lives of a group of northern Thai villagers who exited village-based farm work in the 1970s and 1980s to enter the emerging public transport sector of Thailand’s northern capital – Chiang Mai. Through an ethnographic study of these songthaeo drivers, the thesis draws …
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