GUIDELINES OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE PHE TAI F0LKWAY CULTURAL CAPICAL OF TAMBON NASOK, MUEANG DISTRICT, MUKDAHAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research are: 1) to study the context and capacity of the Tambon Nasok Phu Tai folkway cultural capital, Muang District, Mukdahan Province. 2) to study the community economic development guidelines based on the Tambon Nasok Phu Tai folkway cultural capital. Our research is qualitative case study based and utilizes Community Based Research (CBR). The target research group was 30 stake holders of the Community Economy Development with respect to the Tambon Nasok Phu Tai folkway cultural capital. Data collecting was conducted via Semi-structural interviews, focus group discussions, participatory planning conferences, participatory observations, and non-participatory observations. The results indicated that the context and capacity of the cultural capitals of the Tambon Nasok Phu Tai include: the Phu Tai language, dress, music, dance, food, herbs, and traditional religious activities. Moreover, the guidelines for community economic development based on the Tambon Nasok Phu Tai folkway cultural capital consists of the production/processing of community identity products and community tourism services.