One village one product - Rural development strategy in Asia: The case of OTOP in Thailand

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-385

  Natsuda, Kaoru ^a   Igusa, Kunio ^a   Wiboonpongse, Aree ^b   Thoburn, John ^c  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Japan; One tambon one product; One village one product; Rural development; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SURVEY METHOD; VILLAGE;

CHIANG MAI [NORTHERN REGION]; JAPAN; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; THAILAND;

EID: 84869145944     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2012.715082     Document Type: Article

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