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1 online resource |
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Cover ; Title Page; Contents; List of tables and figures; Foreword; Foreword; Editors' preface; Acknowledgements; About the contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Thailand: An unexpected role model; Part II: The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy; 2 Immoral capitalism: The need for a new approach; 3 The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy process; Part III: At the local and community levels; 4 The 'New Theory' for the agricultural sector; 5 Community sufficiency in Nan province; 6 The impact of sufficiency thinking on community development |
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7 Sufficiency thinking in economic development and environmental managementPart IV: At the national level; 8 Cultivating a sufficiency mindset in Thai schools; 9 Sufficiency in Thai healthcare; 10 Sufficiency thinking in a prisoner development program; Part V: Sufficiency thinking in business; 11 The sufficiency economy in action at Nithi Foods; 12 Siam Cement Group as a sustainable enterprise; 13 From philosophy to business practice; Part VI Actioning the future; 14 Practices for enhancing resilience and performance; 15 The outlook for sufficiency thinking; Pic section ; About Thailand |
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Part I: Introduction: 1. Thailand: An unexpected role model / Gayle C. Avery and Harold Bergsteiner -- Part II: The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy: 2. Immoral capitalism: The need for a new approach / Nattapong Thongpakde, Prasopchoke Mongsawad and Harald Bergsteiner ; 3. The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy process / Harald Bergsteiner and Priyanut Dharmapiya (Piboolsravut) -- Part III: At the local and community levels: 4. The 'New Theory' for the agricultural sector / Pornkasem Kantamara ; 5. Community sufficiency in Nan province / Phallapa Petison, Werapong Prapha and Veerathai Santiprabhob ; 6. The impact of sufficiency thinking on community development / Aree Wiboonpongse and Songsak Sriboonchitta ; 7. Sufficiency thinking in economic development and environmental management / Thanpuying Suthawan Sathirathai and Sirintornthep Towprayoon -- Part IV: At the national level: 8. Cultivating a sufficiency mindset in Thai schools / Priyanut Dharmapiya (Piboolsravut) and Molraudee Saratun ; 9 Sufficiency in Thai healthcare / Thep Himathongkam and Yanya Vannapruegs ; 10. Sufficiency thinking in a prisoner development program / Juthamas Kaewpijit and Suparak Suriyankietkaew -- Part V: Sufficiency thinking in business: 11. The sufficiency economy in action at Nithi Foods / Sooksan Kantabutra and Warat Winit ; 12. Siam Cement Group as a sustainable enterprise / Parisa Rungruang and Vichita Vanthanophas Ractham ; 13. From philosophy to business practice / Sooksan Kantabuta -- Part VI. Actioning the future: 14. Practices for enhancing resilience and performance / Gayle C. Avery and Harald Bergsteiner ; 15. The outlook for sufficiency thinking / Harald Bergsteiner -- About Thailand |
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Our world is under pressure, with growing inequalities in wealth and access to food and clean water. We depend too heavily on polluting fuels and diminishing natural resources. Traditional cultural practices are being swamped by global popular culture. The Thai model of sufficiency thinking aims to transform the mindset of a whole population to achieve the seemingly impossible: enriching everyone's lives in a truly sustainable way. Innovative management practices developed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand have been applied across Thailand in agriculture, education, business, government and community organisations for over two decades. In this book, chapters written by eminent Thai scholars explain sufficiency thinking and review its implementation in different sectors including community development, business, agriculture, health care, schools, and even in prisons. Is Thailand unique in having discovered the holy grail of a more responsible form of capitalism? No, it is not, but it is the first country whose government has adopted this kind of thinking as national policy. ... we obviously need to revise dramatically our thinking about the outlines of a just economy and a decent society in which everyone can lead dignified lives. Sufficiency Thinking provides creative approaches to this quandary and this important volume is a brilliant addition to the growing literature critical of mainstream business-as-usual ideology. - John Komlos, Professor Emeritus, University of Munich |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index |
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Sustainable development -- Thailand
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Sustainable development
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Thailand
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bergsteiner, Harald, author.
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| ISBN |
9781952533228 |
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1952533228 |
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1760292915 |
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9781760292911 |
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