Participation in Quality of Life Development in Area-Based Level of Public-Private-People Sector: A Case Study of Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) analyze the participation in quality of life development in area-based level of public-private-people sector in Mueang Samut Sakhon district; 2) analyze the problems of participation in quality of life development in area-based level of public-private-people sector in Mueang Samut Sakhon district; and 3) propose the guidelines to encourage the participation in quality of life development in area-based level of public-private-people sector in Mueang Samut Sakhon district. This research was a qualitative research. The data were collected from documents and interviews by using the structured-interview form. 21 key informants from the selected public-private-people sector were selected using purposive sampling as designated criterion. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The result showed that: 1) the significant participation in implementation included resource contributions, administration and co-ordination efforts, and programme enlistment activities; 2) the major problem in participation was the participation in implementation, which included the insufficient human resource working in the quality of life development dimension at the area-based level, a few participation of the relating agencies, and a lack of an explicit working framework; and 3) the important guidelines to encourage the participation were inviting the related persons to participate in decision-making, operating the quality of life development in area-based level continuously, clarifying the relating persons and agencies to understand the operation of quality of life development in area-based level, assigning local government organizations to be key actors in area-based level, extending participation to the relating agencies in area-based level, fundraising the financial supports for the operation, considering about appropriate helps, and utilizing lessons learned regarding the key success factors to extend the operation.