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“ประเทศไทยในอนาคต Future Thailand : มิติที่ 2 สังคม ชนบท ท้องถิ่น” โดย สถาบันพระปกเกล้า

economics, politics, society, the environment, culture. At present, rural society members are
beginning to have insufficient incomes, economic problems, and high levels of debt.

Meanwhile, the agricultural labor force has decreased and there is a monopoly of big capital
which has left many groups experience inequality and inadequate access to public services.
This is a society in which power is centralized, and while large cities enjoy a healthy
economy, rural societies are faced with poverty. Although some communities are well

managed, self-serving patronage systems remain. Help and support for each other in the
community exists at a certain level, yet self-centeredness will increase. In the future, a
mixed society is one in which resources are still available but will be insufficient to support
some communities, resulting in high resource competition in many areas.

In summary, a mixed society is where the state prioritizes the development of
infrastructure. There is better transportation and good economic development, yet most
people will not be able to access public services and instead experience a poor quality of
life. Citizens will be in debt and lack career opportunities. A mixed society may have good

access to good medical services at a global standard, yet people will continue to experience
poor health due to low health literacy and insufficient incomes. Families do not function
entirely and there are religious institutions but few citizens adhere to the principles of

religion. There are social institutions that work with people in society but there is low
meaningful participation. This type of society may be considered to lack an economic
structure.
Unhappy Society

This is a society with high inequality. The society is deeply divided and
polarized with ideological and generational gaps. People only concentrate on their own

interests and are materialistic. The patronage system has an increased role in the society. It
is a society with no social empowerment or economic and social security. There are
interventions into rural areas and a water reservoir society, resulting in more debt crises
among citizens. The rural area is utilized as a capital accumulation mechanism, while
resources are removed from the area. The rural area will also be transformed to

accommodate heavy industrial facilities such as power plants and large industrial estates.
There is no advance planning to manage environmental impacts. Resources in the rural area
will be used by the industrial sector. The people will rely on consumer goods from the city.

It is a severely unbalanced society, especially if there is only consumption without
production. There will be a risk of food insecurity. People will become more individualistic
without paying attention to participative development. They will turn their back on social
participation and philanthropy. Traditional culture will be almost erased as people in the

rural areas gradually adopt an urban lifestyle. They will seek money and materialism
regardless of their righteousness. Citizens will only wait for state assistance, creating a
patronage based society and leading to a society with a mafia system. There will be a

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