Economic Changes and Development Needs, ethnics’ community of Black Muser, Khob Dong village, Mon Pin Sub-district, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province

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https://doi.org/10.14456/psruhss.2025.18

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Change, Economic development, Ethnics community

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the economic change and the needs of economic development at ethnics’ community of black Muser in Khob Dong village, Mon Pin sub-district, Fang district, Chiang Mai province. There were thirty target participants which included community leaders, community members, and related agencies. Document analysis, interviews, and focus groups were used for data collection. The results indicated the period of economic changes; economic depending upon opium and rice shifting farm, economic depending upon agriculture amidst development, and economic trend toward capitalist economy, respectively. In addition, the needs of economic development included value-added agriculture in production and marketing, water development and quantitative and qualitative water management for agriculture, allocation of arable land for security of agriculturalists, promotion of eco-tourism, and social development especially education and leadership potential. Policy recommendations for highland community economic development cover strengthening community economy, encouraging capacity building of community leaders for natural resource management, and ensuring equitable resource allocation.

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20-12-2025

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Sitthisuntikul, K. ., Satienpeerakul, K. ., Kongsubun, N. ., Yossuck, P. ., & Jinapook, P. . (2025). Economic Changes and Development Needs, ethnics’ community of Black Muser, Khob Dong village, Mon Pin Sub-district, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province. Humanities and Social Sciences Journal of Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, 19(2), 270–281. https://doi.org/10.14456/psruhss.2025.18

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