PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THE GREATER MEKONG REGION

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1 Perspectives on Development Policy in the Greater Mekong Region (PDP-GMR), Vol. 1, No. 2 (July 2013) Journal of PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THE GREATER MEKONG REGION Volume 1, Number 2, July 2013 Perspectives on Development Policy in the Greater Mekong Region is an international publication, published twice a year. We seek to be a forum for publishing wide-angle and critical views of development policies that gives attention to economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects of development. The Journal is owned by the International College of Mekong Region, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University and published on a non-profit basis. The views published herein are not necessarily those of the International College of Mekong Region, or its management and editorial personnel. Inquiries or comments on material published may be addressed to The Managing Editor. i

2 PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THE GREATER MEKONG REGION Vol. 1, No. 2 (July December 2013) CONTENTS Editor s Introduction ARTICLES Workforce Diversity for the Sustainable Economic Development in the Mekong Subregion and Asia Pacific from the Learning Perspective Ta Thi Hong Hanh Antecedents and Outcomes of Integrated Water Resources Management in Community Conflicts Resolution of the Mekong Part I and Kok Basins. Vicharn Amarakul Social Networks and Migration of People from the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand to Work in Food Shops (Tom Yam Shops) in Malaysia Nisakorn Klanarong, Sirirat Sinprajakpol & Suparat Pinsuwan Market Segmentation of Thai Herbal Products: the Southern Thailand Market Sasiwemon Sukhabot Guidelines for Knowledge Dissemination about Garbage Elimination and Water Treatment through Folk Media under the Laem Pakbia Royal Project at Lablae District, Uttaradit Province Radee Thanarak & Sirikran Yimprayat V iii

3 CONTENTS Human Resource Management of Small Independent Hotels: A Case Study of Cha-am Beach, Phetchaburi, Thailand Rosamarin Arunothaipipat A Study of Factors Influencing Lubricant Purchases by Logistics, Mining and Construction Business Entrepreneurs in the Three Lower-North Thai Provinces of Uttaradit, Pitsanulok and Sukhothai Manee Choo-Iead & Wattana Keawpoolpakorn A Study of Development Strategies for OTOP in Chiang Rai Nongnout Kanthachai Sufficiency Economy as a Human Development for Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability with Emphasis on Ethnic Communities Makha Khittasangka One Bridge, Two Towns and Three Countries: Anticipatory Geopolitics in the Greater Mekong Subregion Shaun Lin & Carl Grundy - Warr BOOK REVIEW Mediums, Monks, and Amulets: Thai Popular Buddhism Today by Pattana Kitiarsa John Walsh Secret Genocide: Voices of the Karen of Burma by Daniel Pedersen John Walsh CALL FOR ARTICLES EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD iv

4 EDITOR S INTRODUCTION One of the features of the research included here is the close connection with local communities and the focus on improving the quality of life of local people. For example, Vicharn Amarakul presents work concerning integrated water resources management and its role in solving conflicts in specific river basins. Radee Thanarak and Sirikran Yimprayat present their findings on the methodology of using folk media as a means of disseminating information about garbage and water treatment among the people of a local community. Meanwhile, Nongnout Kanthachai presents a study of development strategies for the OTOP scheme in Chiang Rai. Social networks and cross-border migration are the subjects of the paper by Nisakorn Klanarong, Sirirat Sinprajakpol & Suparat Pinsuwan, who study the issues facing Thai workers in Thai restaurants in the border region of northern Malaysia. Makha Khittasangka provides detailed research about the nature of the sustainability of villages within the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy with particular reference to ethnic diversity. Ta Thi Hong Hanh has contributed a paper concerning the interaction between workforce diversity and sustainable economic development in a Vietnamese university. Three other papers are more directly related to private sector management. Sasiwemon Sukhabot writes about the market segmentation of herbal products in Southern Thailand. Rosamarin Arunothaipipat, meanwhile, considers human resource management in small, independent hotels located along Cha - am beach. Manee Choo-Iead & Wattana Keawpoolpakorn have studied the factors influencing the purchases of lubricants in three industrial sectors in three provinces of Thailand s lower northern region. Finally, Shaun Lin and Carl Grundy - Warr present regionalization processes symbolised by the newly constructed bridge between Thailand and Lao PDR may lead to intensified processes of uneven development within the contemporary boderlands in the Greater Mekong Subregion. This diverse set of papers indicates some of the range and value of research being conducted throughout Thailand and the Mekong Region as a whole. We very much hope that more publications and research project in the future will further illustrate this program of cooperation between universities and v

5 lead to deepening of the relationships involved. The research papers presented here have provided us with valuable solutions drawn from the case studies and technical papers which have derived from the experiences of development practitioners and academic scholars. The exchange of situational analyses and evidence indicate the principal issues in the Greater Mekong Subregion and Asia-Pacific in the areas of development and transition. The initiatives undertaken by these researchers have described their experiences and these have contributed useful information to facilitate in the design and formulation of development programs and projects. Many research papers have provided methodologies and techniques as well as useful tools in the analysis of policy issues. These initiatives will be a bridge in building partnerships between researchers, policymakers and communities. We trust that the supplementary papers will be of great benefit for a continuation of the research project with results which will be implemented as exemplary work in the regions. The research papers presented here were jointly edited by John Walsh of Shinawatra University and Makha Khittasangka of International College of Mekong Region, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. John Walsh, Ph.D. Makha Khittasangka, Ph.D. vi

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