The influence of local non-farm employment on rural household structure in Northeast Thailand

Shirai, Yuko; Fox, Jefferson; Leisz, Stephen J.; Hayao, Fukui; Rambo, A. Terry

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.06.003

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“…The good family relationships that people prioritize among the top of the good life items is consonant to a number of previous studies (Podhisita, 2017;Shirai et al, 2017). However, the effort to continue good relationships among family members while staying apart (in urban and in rural settings) can be interpreted in two ways.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

The Good Life: Agriculture Transformation and the Pursuance of Goals in Two Rural Villages of Northeastern Thailand

Promphakping,

Somaboot

et al. 2023

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Agricultural transformation of the developing world encompasses a broad set of subjects, usually revolving around the change in the mode of production and related aspects of production. However, the extent to which the transformation shapes subjective wellbeing is largely under explored. This paper examines how the constructed life goals of local people are shaped by the process of agricultural transformation and how they strive to attain wellbeing. We are especially interested in the ways rural dynamics are changing as a result. The empirical data is based on a two-village study using qualitative methods. The good life of rural people is classified into five types of life goals, including good health, decent quality of education and future employment opportunity for youth, good family relationships, having enough for living and eating, and self-sufficiency. Good health encompasses both the strength of the physical body and spiritual. The agricultural transformation has emerged new challenges to health, particularly the chemical use in agriculture that deteriorated the quality of the environment. The decent quality of education and future employment are attributed to education qualification and jobs with monthly salary. The high competition and the lack of social and political networks have lowered the expectation of rural people from getting government jobs. The transformation resulted in sprit types of family due to migration, while rural people remain highly valued good family relationships, in which modern technology such as cell phone play a part in maintaining distance interaction and good relations. Having enough for eating and living reflects the high priority that rural people giving on foods and housing. This is associated with the growing indebtedness that is threatening the loss of lands and property that are used for debt collateral. Finally, the self-sufficiency that was initiated by King Bhumipol is seen and adopted as a promising means to achieve a good life, however, self-sufficiency is variously defined.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

The Good Life: Agriculture Transformation and the Pursuance of Goals in Two Rural Villages of Northeastern Thailand

Promphakping,

Somaboot

et al. 2023

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“…At the economic level, the proportion of the primary industry in the regional GDP in rural areas represents the economic structure of the region from a macro perspective (Yu et al, 2019), reflecting the level of economic development in the region (Liu et al, 2011). From the perspective of rural households, income from labor migration has become an important source of household income (Shirai et al, 2017), representing non-agricultural income earned by rural laborers. Rural residents' disposable income reflects the quality of their living standards (Wang & Han, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

The interactive relationship between energy consumption and the social-economic-environmental complex system in rural areas.

Zhang,

Cheng,

Lei

et al. 2023

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As an essential foundation for rural development, energy serves as a vital driving force in achieving sustainable development goals in rural areas. However, there is still limited empirical research on the relationship between rural energy and sustainable development goals. Therefore, this paper selects rural areas as the research subject. Based on panel data from 2008 to 2020, the PVAR model is used to explore the interactive relationship between energy consumption and the social-economic-environmental complex system from a dynamic perspective, and variance decomposition in the panel vector autoregressive model and the System GMM estimation are utilized for specific analysis. The research findings demonstrate that energy consumption in rural areas has a unidirectional promoting effect on economic development. Furthermore, the environmental development in rural areas has a positive driving force on energy consumption, economic development, and social development. Based on these results, feasible suggestions are proposed for the high-quality development of rural energy and the realization of sustainable development goals in rural areas.

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“…Our final case study [65] in this section introduces a characteristic aspect of progressive livelihood diversification associated with the development process in mainland Southeast Asia. Since there are insufficient studies on livelihood diversification and limited sources of literature, we decided not to carry out this case study in a montane area, nor did we focus on subsistence activities but in the dynamics of sectoral shift.…”

Section: Progressive Diversificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on Livelihood Diversification: Dynamics, Measurements and Case Studies in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia

Rubiyanto

Hirota

2021

RAS

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The subject of livelihood dynamics in montane mainland Southeast Asia has been widely discussed by many researchers. Globalization that takes place through changes in the political system has most impacts on the diversity of livelihoods of rural communities. However, there are few studies of diversity in the field, and most focus on sectoral shifts and financial activities. We conducted an overview of the historical dynamics of rural livelihoods and its diversification, and used various indices to measure diversification. To reveal the complex diversity of rural livelihoods it is necessary to understand the general situation and patterns of livelihood diversification. This article highlights the diverse livelihood dynamics from two viewpoints of livelihood diversification; distress and progressive diversification, and case studies that can support these dynamics to illustrate the process of livelihood diversification and discuss the direction of the pattern of diversification to provide information for future research. This study suggested intensified focus on livelihood diversification to promote sustainable development in this region.

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The influence of local non-farm employment on rural household structure in Northeast Thailand

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

The Good Life: Agriculture Transformation and the Pursuance of Goals in Two Rural Villages of Northeastern Thailand

The Good Life: Agriculture Transformation and the Pursuance of Goals in Two Rural Villages of Northeastern Thailand

The interactive relationship between energy consumption and the social-economic-environmental complex system in rural areas.

A Review on Livelihood Diversification: Dynamics, Measurements and Case Studies in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia

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