National Power Factors according to The Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy

Abstract

This study was the philosophical research conducted to examine the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy supporting the national power factors, and applying the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy supporting the national power factors to establish new knowledge. The results showed that the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy was the principle with self-power in creativity, adaptation, collaboration, and acquisition to develop the good quality of life, and to reinforce all 11 national power factors, which were the internal factors encouraging the national power in 3 levels: 1) individual level comprising the belief, religious, ethical, and loyalty factor, educational factor, and national idealism and leadership factor; 2) social level comprising internal factors from the individual level that had to be supported  by the demographical factor, national attribute factor, and scientific and technological factor; and 3) national level comprising internal factors from the individual and social levels, which had to be supported by military factor, natural resource factor, economic factor, and international relationship and diplomatic factor. Such power in 3 levels had to be supplemented by the historical factor that should be recognized by all levels because this factor had to be done along with each period of creating the national power. The results indicated that applying the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy with the national power in 11 factors helped shift the quality of life of general people, communities, society, and country, and enhance new knowledge, which leads to the development of sharing society in the local area level, corporate level, individual and family level, national level, and regional level.