00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862388234 Buklod 20210305141159.0 m | | ta 210305s1987 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039403021 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-2472 Krongkaew, Medhi author. The economic and social impact of Thailand's rural job creation programs by Medhi Krongkaew. 1987. pages 237-272 illustration 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Philippine Review of Economics and Business (formerly The Philippine Review of Business and Economics) Includes bibliographical references. The subject of this paper is the description and analysis of the Rural Job Creation Program (RJCP), a novel approach which was adopted by the Thai government to supplement its rural development policies. The paper first traces the origin of this unique concept of development policy. It then discusses five aspects of the structure and implementation of the RJCP, namely its objectives, administrative structure, project preparation and implementation procedures, financial control, and its monitoring and evaluation. It then details the economic impact of RJCP in terms of income as well as employment generation. It also discusses some of the results of evaluation surveys on whether the RJCP helped in developing efficiency in local self-government as well as in increasing local level participation in rural development efforts. Job creation Law and legislation Thailand. Job creation Thailand Economic aspects. Job creation Thailand Social aspects. Philippine Review of Economics and Business (formerly The Philippine Review of Business and Economics) Vol. XXIV, Nos. 3 & 4 (September & December 1987), p. 237-272. Full text access @ https://bit.ly/economicandsocialimpactofThailand_sruraljobcreationprograms FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-2472 Analytics