TY - JOUR
T1 - One village one product - Rural development strategy in Asia
T2 - The case of OTOP in Thailand
AU - Natsuda, Kaoru
AU - Igusa, Kunio
AU - Wiboonpongse, Aree
AU - Thoburn, John
PY - 2012/10/11
Y1 - 2012/10/11
N2 - This paper investigates the development of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) programme in Thailand, based on the earlier experience of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) movement in Japan. Conceived in Japan as a policy to reverse rural depopulation, it has become more focused on poverty alleviation when implemented in Thailand. It will be shown how, despite some criticisms, the OTOP programme has been providing communities with the chance to market local output and creating employment opportunities. The paper includes a small sample survey of Chiang Mai province's OTOP and an enterprise case study.
AB - This paper investigates the development of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) programme in Thailand, based on the earlier experience of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) movement in Japan. Conceived in Japan as a policy to reverse rural depopulation, it has become more focused on poverty alleviation when implemented in Thailand. It will be shown how, despite some criticisms, the OTOP programme has been providing communities with the chance to market local output and creating employment opportunities. The paper includes a small sample survey of Chiang Mai province's OTOP and an enterprise case study.
KW - Japan
KW - One tambon one product
KW - One village one product
KW - Rural development
KW - Thailand
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869145944&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02255189.2012.715082
DO - 10.1080/02255189.2012.715082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869145944
VL - 33
SP - 369
EP - 385
JO - Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d Etudes du Developpement
JF - Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d Etudes du Developpement
SN - 0225-5189
IS - 3
ER -
