177
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

The sufficiency economy philosophy as an approach to social innovation: case studies of local governments in Thailand

, , &
Pages 118-135 | Received 27 Oct 2022, Accepted 12 Aug 2023, Published online: 07 Sep 2023

References

  • Axelson, M., J. Netz, and C. Sandström. 2017. “Collective Action Problems in Public Sector Innovation: A Business Model Perspective.” Creativity & Innovation Management 26 (4): 371–372.
  • Bason, C. 2010. Leading Public Sector Innovation: Co-Creating for a Better Society. Bristol, UK: The Policy Press.
  • Berman, E. M., and C.G. Kim. 2010. “Creativity Management in Public Organizations: Jump-Starting Innovation.” Public Performance & Management Review 33 (4): 619–652. doi:10.2753/PMR1530-9576330405
  • Bouckaert, L., H. Opdebeeck, and L. Zsolnai. 2008. Frugality: Rebalancing Material and Spiritual Values in Economic Life. Oxford: Peter Lang.
  • De Lange, D., and R. Dodds. 2017. “Increasing Sustainable Tourism Through Social Entrepreneurship.” International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 29 (7): 1977–2002. doi:10.1108/IJCHM-02-2016-0096
  • Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior, Thailand. 2010. Sufficient and Liveable Community and Local with Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Bangkok: Department of Local Administration. (Thai Version).
  • Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior, Thailand. 2016. The National Plan of Community Solid Waste Management. Available at: http://www.dla.go.th/ (accessed 23 October 2022).
  • Evans, B., M. Joas, S. Sundback, and K. Theobald. 2006. “Governing Local Sustainability.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49 (6): 849–867. doi:10.1080/09640560600946875
  • Feigenblatt, O., M. Cooper, and P. Pardo. 2020. “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP): Thailand’s Emic Approach to Governance and Development as Evidence of an Asian Value-Oriented Inclusive Leadership Management Philosophy.” Strategic Analysis 46 (4): 430–440. doi:10.1080/09700161.2022.2111765.
  • Foster, M. J., and L. Watkins-Mathys. 2020. “Examining Conditions for Successful Entrepreneurship in China’s Firms.” International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 24 (4/5): 339–357. doi:10.1504/IJEIM.2020.108249
  • Google Maps. 2022. Thailand, Country Map. Available at: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thailand/@13.0003076,96.992706,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0(304d8df747424db1:0(9ed72c880757e802!8m2!3d15.870032!4d100.992541 (accessed 23 October 2022).
  • Groot, A., and B. Dankbaar. 2014. “Does Social Innovation Require Social Entrepreneurship?” Technology Innovation Management Review 4 (12): 17–26. doi:10.22215/timreview/854
  • Kern, K. 2019. “Cities as Leaders in EU Multilevel Climate Governance: Embedded Upscaling of Local Experiments in Europe.” Environmental Politics 28 (1): 125–145. doi:10.1080/09644016.2019.1521979
  • Korac, S., I. Saliterer, and R. Walker. 2017. “Analysing the Environmental Antecedents of Innovation Adoption among Politicians and Public Managers.” Public Management Review 19 (4): 566–587. doi:10.1080/14719037.2016.1200119
  • Martens, K., A. Wolff, and M. Hanisch. 2020. “Understanding Social Innovation Processes in Rural Areas: Empirical Evidence from Social Enterprises in Germany.” Social Enterprise Journal 17 (2): 220–239. doi:10.1108/SEJ-12-2019-0093
  • McCann, P., and L. Soete. 2020. Place-based Innovation for Sustainability, Report issued by Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, ISBN 978-92-76-20392-6.
  • The National Strategy 2018–2037. 2018. Thai Government Gazette. Vol. 135. Section 82 a. Page 1–74. Available at http://nscr.nesdb.go.th/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/National-Strategy-Eng-Final-25-OCT-2019.pdf (accessed 22 August 2022).
  • Office of the Council of State, Thailand. 2007. The 1999 Decentralization Act.Royal Gazette No. 124, Section 2, Page 1.
  • Office of the Decentralization to the Local Government Organization Committee (ODLOC), The Prime Ministry of Thailand. 2022. The Good Management of Local administrative Organization for year 2022. available at https://odloc.go.th/good-management/ (accessed 22 December 2022).
  • Osborne, S. P., and L. Brown. 2013. Handbook of Innovation in Public Services. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Parsons, W. 2006. “Innovation in the Public Sector: Spare Tyres and Fourth Plinths.” The Public Sector Innovation Journal 11 (2), article 1.
  • Petmark, P. 2007. The Development of Community Welfare Fund in Thailand, and the Role of Related Agencies. Available at https://en.codi.or.th/wp-content/ plugins/download-attachments/includes/download.php?id=884 (accessed 22 August 2022).
  • Prayukvong, W. 2013. “Learning by Doing Process on a New Agriculture Theory Towards Sufficiency Economy: Case Study of Training Course for ‘Doing a One Rai Farm to Gain One Hundred Thousand Baht Return.’.” Paper presented at the Eighth National Conference of Economists, Bangkok, 22 October 2013. Chulalongkorn University. (in Thai)
  • Prayukvong, W., and M. J. Foster. 2014. “Buddhist Economics Meets Corporate Social Responsibility.” International Journal of Economics and Business Research 8 (2): 175–192. doi:10.1504/IJEBR.2014.064120
  • Prayukvong, W., N. Huttasin, and M. J. Foster. 2015. ““Buddhist Economics Meets Agritourism on the Thai Farm”, International Journal of Culture.” Tourism & Hospitality Research 9 (2): 183–199.
  • Prayukvong, W., K. Moopayak, P. Tiengnoi, T. Tiangnoi, T. Prechasilp, B. Kongsub, and R. Limsirichaikul. 2022. Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) Innovation. The 3rd Phase. A Research Report. Bangkok: National Research Council of Thailand. (in Thai).
  • Princen, T. 2005. The Logic of Sufficiency. Cambridge, Mass. and London: The MIT Press.
  • PTT Public Company (PTT). 2010. Rak Pah Sang Khon 84 Thambon Por Piang. Available at http://pttweb2.pttplc.com/84district/link.aspx (accessed 22 August 2022) (in Thai).
  • Puntasen, A. 2017. Sufficiency Economy: Genius and Kindness of His Majesty King Rama IX. Pathumthani: Rangsit University (a book in Thai).
  • Puntasen, A. 2018. “From Wealth to Wellbeing and Finally Nibbtina: A Transcendence from Traditional to Buddhist Economics.” The Chulalongkorn Journal of Buddhist Studies 12: 1–61. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cjbs/article/view/244926.
  • Puntasen, A. 2022. A Mobilization of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy among Local Administrative Organizations in all Regions of Thailand towards Sustainable Development Goals and Welfare for All through Possible Support from Social Enterprise. A Research Report. Bangkok: National Research Council of Thailand (in Thai).
  • Puntasen, A., S. Premchuen, and P. Keitdejpunya. 2003. Application of the Royal Thought About the Sufficiency Economy in SMEs. Bangkok: Thailand Research Fund (in Thai).
  • Rinkinen, S., T. Oikarinen, and H. Melkas. 2016. “Social Enterprises in Regional Innovation Systems: A Review of Finnish Regional Strategies.” European Planning Studies 24 (4): 723–741. doi:10.1080/09654313.2015.1108394
  • Saari, E., M. Lehtonen, and M. Toivonen. 2015. “Making Bottom-up and top-Down Processes Meet in Public Innovation.” Service Industries Journal 35 (6): 325–344. doi:10.1080/02642069.2015.1003369
  • Sarasvathy, S. D. 2001. “Causation and Effectuation: Toward a Theoretical Shift from Economic Inevitability to Entrepreneurial Contingency.” The Academy of Management Review 26 (2): 243–263. doi:10.2307/259121
  • Song, H. 2020. “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy: Buddhism-Based Sustainability Framework in Thailand.” Business Strategy and Environment 29 (8): 2995–3005. doi:10.1002/bse.2553
  • Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO). 2016. Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program (T-VER). Available at https://ghgreduction.tgo.or.th/en/what-is-t-ver/what-is-t-ver.html (accessed 22 August 2022) (in Thai).
  • Van der Schoor, T., and B. Scholtens. 2015. “Power to the People: Local Community Initiatives and the Transition to Sustainable Energy.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43: 666–675. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.089
  • Wheatly, A. 2010. “The Core Values Method Within the Sufficiency Economy and Thai Societal Values.” HRD Journal 1 (1): 9–28.
  • Yin, R. K. 2003. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.