Inequality in Rice Farmers’ Access to a Government Assistance Program in Rural Thailand

Bibliographic Data

ID6040355
AuthorsThanapan Laiprakobsup (0000-0002-5501-0009, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume9
Issue3
Pages442-461
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/aspp.12336
OpenAlexW2735460764
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The government of Thailand attempts to alleviate rice farmers’ poverty through several public programs. One of the government's assistance programs is support for rice production. The “1,000 baht per rai program” aims to redistribute public money to help poor rice farmers reduce their production and cultivation costs. In implementation, however, this program suffers from inequality in granting access to the government's assistance program. This paper aims to explain the pattern of inequality in this government assistance program for rice farmers in rural Thailand. Conducting field research in the northern, southern, and central regions, the study found that rich rice farmers and landlords had more opportunity to access the government's assistance program than poor rice farmers and tenants. This has contributed to the state of inequality among rice farmers. The government should revise how the program is implemented and should limit this inequality among the beneficiaries

Agricultural economics · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Political science · Poverty · Production (economics · Rural area · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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