Darunee Thamronglerdrit <br/><br/>
Success or underperformance? a comparative evaluation of the development impact of Korat Pattana Project between progressive and lagging areas, Nakorn Ratchasima Province, Thailand 

 - Bangkok :  Asian Institute of Technology,  1987 
 - 219 p. 
 - Thesis ;  no. HS-87-16 .
 - Asian Institute of Technology.  Thesis ;  no. HS-87-16 .
<br/><br/> A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of t he requirements for the degree of Master of Science  
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 
<br/><br/> Nakorn Ratchasima is a pilot province for implementing a  Basic Minimum Needs <BMN) development strategy under the Karat  Pattana Project <KPP). From the scores of BMN data survey in 1986  it was found that level of development was different amongst the  various areas of the province. The objectives of this study  therefore aim to find out what factors cause some areas to be  lagging in development by comparing the operational process  between progressive and lagging areas; to search whether the KPP  through the BMN approach reflects the standard of living of the  people; and to investigate whether the KPP distributes advantage  equally to all areas and all group of people.  The findings have shown that the bottlenecks for development  were firstly, the officials in lagging areas neglected their  responsibility in follow-up of the project, seldom visiting those  areas. Secondly, poor accessibility to lagging areas precluded  the officials from visiting the villagers frequently. Thirdly,  poor economic status of most villagers in lagging areas caused  them to be able only rarely to participate in community  development. Lastly, poor and physical environment in lagging  areas such as lack of water and salty soil were a constraint on  the people following the recommendations of the project.  In relation to the impact of KPP on standard of living of  the people, in general after KPP most people had a better quality  of life than before on almost all indicators especially in  improving the cleanliness and tidiness of the villages. However,  the KPP failed in implementation in terms of distribution of  advantage to the people because it provided benefit to the better  off people more than the poor particularly where projects  required financial outlay, for example, water storage jars and  toilets; here the better off tended to possess them more than the  poor.  The policy makers of the KPP should realize these problems  and improve the effectiveness of the officials who take  responsibility in lagging areas as well as paying more attention  to these areas. Moreover, in the production sector which people  considered to be the most serious problem, so far the KPP has not  addressed this main issues. The BMN can not be possible without  consideration of income generation strategies.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rural development--Thailand--Nakhon Ratchasima