Sufficiency Economy & Green and Happy Society · Sufficiency Economy •Human-centred development...

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Paranee Watana

Sufficiency Economy & Green and Happy Society

in the 10th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2007 – 2011)

Venue: 22nd JASID National Conference

Nagoya University, Japan

Director, Development Evaluation and Communication Office National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB)

27 November 2011


Outline

Introduction

Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy

Conceptual framework of GHI

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2

3

Results 4

Policy recommendations 5


Introduction 4 decades of

Thailand’s development

new paradigm shift during 8th-9th plan

• Economic-led development

• fragmented

Development Vision

“Green and Happy

Society”


• Human-centred development

• Holistic approach

• Social-led development

GDP main measure

Index for impact evaluation, such as well-being,

economic strength, and sustainable development

Green and Happiness

Index

• People participation


Outline

Introduction



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2

3

Results 4



Concept

Principles

Conditions

Goals

Middle Path

Way of life/Practices at all levels

individual, family, community and national levels

Moderation

Reasonableness Resilience

Knowledge Integrity Perseverance

Balanced and Sustainable Development

Green and Happy Society 16



Enhancing country’s capital for sustainability

Moderation

Resilience

Reasonableness

National

Economic capital

Natural resource capital

Institution

Community

Family

Individual

• Health

• Education

• Culture

• Savings/Debt

• Economic expansion

• Economic stability

• Equity

• Forest ,soil ,water

• Quality of Environment

Knowledge Integrity Perseverance

Good governance at all levels

Social Capital

Living together in peace among people, and human & natural resources


Vision of the national development: Green and happy society

Economic System Community Thai people

Empowerment, Peaceful

Strong Stability

and Equity

Good

governance,

Constitutiona

l Monarchy,

live in global

arena with

dignity

Moral lead knowledge, Immunity, Warm and

loving family

High quality environment, Sustainable

natural resources

Natural

resource and

environment

Administration


Green and Happy Society


Objectives of GHI

To encourage people participation

To be a major tool for suggesting the national development’s guidelines

To be a driving force for well-being development

To be a guideline for developing data bases and indicators


Outline

Introduction



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2

3

Results 4




Warm and

loving family

“Green and happy society”

Share value of better living conditions,

• Applied Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy

• Holistic approach

• Socio-geographical conditions

• Creating

happiness is a

process

Set up from basic factors

Society/Nation

Community

Individual/family

Economic and

social issues

Community

empowerment

Health (physical,

mental, and

intelligence

Good Governance

stressed on ethical mind

Resources and

environment

• Happiness is the balance state of 6 components

• People participation


Process and methodology of the GHI

Literature Reviews People participation

Conceptualizing

Definitions and components

Indicators to be measured

Focus group

Field work

Results

Calculating by method of composite index

Benchmarking and weighting


Definition and components of ‚GHI‛ ‚Green and happy society‛

Health

Economic strength and equity

Warm and loving family

Democratic society with good governance

Surroundings and ecological system

Community empowerment

•Physical and Mental healthy

•Intelligence

•Employment •Strong economy •Equity

• Family roles • Family ties

•Self- reliance

•Supportive community

•Security in life and property

•Good quality environment

•Ecological system

•Democratic awareness

•Good governance •Harmonious

society

6 Main

Components

(factors to create

happiness)

means a state, which Thai people are well-being with good quality of life, balanced of physical, mental and intelligence. Economic, social and environmental aspects are integrated

within the peaceful and harmonious society.

• Self- dependent


Definition of each component

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Healthy and longevity, moral and ethics, intelligence, conceptual thinking, practical skill and live in a society peacefully

Physical and Mental Health

Intelligence

Physical health and

proper behavior, ability to

control emotion and

adjust to changes

Ability to learn, and apply

knowledge and skills, and

uphold moral and ethics

•Physical

condition

• Life expectancy

• Mental

condition

• Moral behavior

•Learning quality

• Learning capacity

Health 1


Warm and loving family

Family role Appropriate family roles, responsibilities among family members.

Strong relationship, support each others

•Intention to

build up family

•Love and care, especially for children and older person

Family members live together happily, loving and caring, plays their roles properly, and also maintain close relationship.

2

•Problem-solving

Family ties

Self-reliance Adequate income, permanent housing, and sufficient basic needs

• Income

• Housing


Community empowerment

Self-reliance

Supportive community

United, effective problem-solving

and learning process in community,

upgrading living standards, and

economic development

Loving and caring, harmonious community, respectful mind.

• Local organizations

• Provision of welfare

• Learning to solve problems

3 Peaceful and empowered. Members are united, self-reliance. Community has a learning process, maintains local traditions,

culture and wisdom.

• Caring and sharing


Economic strength and equity

Employment

Economic strength

Equity

Having jobs, productive, safety, enough income

Economic growth and self-reliance, productivity, adjust to global changes

Poverty reduction and income

distribution

•Employment

•Enough income

•Stability

•Fair distribution

Employed, continuous and enough income, working security, prosperity and income distribution, sound and stable economy

•Working

security

4

•Sustainability


Surroundings and ecological system

Security

in life and

properties

Good quality

environment

Reduction of crime and drug problems, has effective laws and judicial system

Control of pollution

•Legal cases, especially crime and drugs

•Pollution in water, air, soil and waste

5 Security of life and properties, and well-balanced

environment

Ecological

system

Balanced between preservation and utilization for maintaining ecosystem

•Conserve, restore and secure natural resources and environment


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Democratic society with good governance

Democratic awareness

Good governance

Harmonious society

People aware of their rights, responsibilities,

and freedom, especially in political issues.

They actively participate in politics and

public administration

Good governance, transparency and fair distribution

Living together with harmony in the society of multi-culture, races or ethic groups, and religions.

• Respect rules and regulations

•Good governance in public and private sectors

•Acceptance differences in races, religions and cultures

• Participation in politics

6 Rights, freedom, dignity and respects others’ rights on the basis of

fairness and democracy. Respect rules and regulations. Having good

governance, transparency, and fair distribution for peaceful society

• Protect rights

•Decentralization


Rating scores

need to be solved urgently

need to be improved

moderate good very good

Below 59.9 60-69.9 70-79.9 80-89.9 90-100


Outline

Introduction



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2

3

Results 4



Results

Health Warm and loving Family Community

Economic strength

Surroundings and ecology

Democratic society and good

governance

Green and Happiness Index has positive sign. 2006 = 66.33 2010 = 66.80

66.33

65.89

67.9

65.68

66.8

64

65

66

67

68

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Green and Happiness Index


Health Health of Thai people decreased from 71.40 (2006) to 70.86 (2010)

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Physical and Mental Intelligence

Mental health needs to be improved

Quality of education needs to be upgraded

71.40 71.16 72.23

70.89 70.86

71.38

68.22

66.80 65.86 65.26

71.42

74.11

77.66 75.92

76.47

60.00

65.00

70.00

75.00

80.00

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Physical andMental

Intelligence

Physical and Mental health


Warm and loving family ‘Warm and loving family’ increased from 62.24 (2006) to 63.08 (2010)

Family role Family ties increasing in numbers of abandoned older

persons Increase in broken

family

Self-dependent Increase in income

and be able to access to infrastructure

62.24

61.65

63.97 63.18 63.08 62.89

61.20 62.64

61.96 61.95

58.06

55.78

59.73

56.96 56.68

65.77

67.96

69.53 70.6 70.62

50

55

60

65

70

75

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Family role

Family tied

Self-dependent


Community empowerment Community empowerment is in positive sign

from 33.74 (2006) to 66.07 (2010)

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Self-reliance Supportive community

Increasing in knowledge sharing in community

Increasing in welfare provision by community

33.74

46.38

55.73 60.89

66.07

54.28

71.28 70.42

64.13 69.51

13.20 21.49

41.04

57.66

62.64

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Self-reliance

Supportivecommunity


Economic strength and equity Economic strength and equity increased

from 69.81 (2006) to 77.12 (2010)

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Employment Economic Strength Equity

Reducing in unemployment

Inflation decreased and TFP improved

High income distribution

69.81

73.98 70.18 71.97

77.12

78.50 79.03 78.73 78.55 79.10

74.07

79.25

69.36 68.51

82.26

56.86

63.65 62.44

68.84 70.02

50

60

70

80

90

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Employment

EconomicStrengthEquity


Surroundings and ecological system Surroundings and ecological system need to be restored

from 69.70 (2006) to 63.96 (2010)

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Security in life and property

Quality of Environment Ecological system

Crime and drugs problems

decreased, and need to be upgraded

Increasing in natural resources restoration

69.70 64.41 66.96 64.86

63.96

71.82

62.81

53.44 51.10

50.76

61.29

55.60

62.71 64.51 60.89

75.98 74.81

84.73

78.96 80.23

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

80.00

90.00

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Security in life andproperty

Quality ofEnvironment

Ecological system


Democratic society and good governance Democratic society with good governance decreased

from 97.57 (2006) to 31.59 (2010)

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Good governance Democratic awareness

Problems of corruption

Increasing in awareness of freedom and rights; higher in people participation

problems of harmony and human rights

Harmony

75.42 70.45

74.95

60.37

55.70 56.70 56.70

68.10

68.10

65.50 72.00 66.00 70.00 68.00 70.00

97.57

88.65 86.74

45.01

31.59

20

40

60

80

100

120

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average

Democraticawareness

Goodgovernance

Harmony


Outline

Introduction



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2

3

Results 4



Policy recommendations for implementation

1 Promote harmony in the

society

2 Control of Corruption

Foster good governance

Strengthen monitoring mechanism

Accelerate law enforcement

3 Upgrade quality of education

Strengthen family relationship

Promote lifelong learning

Develop quality of education


Policy recommendations for implementation

4

5

Improve drugs control

Restrict control of pollution

Strengthen law enforcement

Enhance cooperation among development partners

Manage efficiently

Increase awareness

Empower family to prevent drugs problems

Improve regulations


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