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Vulnerability To Poverty Of Rural Farm Households In Thailand, Thitiwan Sricharoen

Asian Review

This research intends to estimate vulnerability to poverty, specify vulnerable groups and identify strategies that households use to address the exposure to risk of rural farm households in Northeastern and Northern Thailand. This study was conducted in four provinces of Thailand in the Northeastern region (Kalasin and Buri Ram provinces) and the Northern region (Chiangmai and Nan provinces). Data on a total of 1,400 households was collected in the year 2014. The research methodology applied was the feasible generalized least square (FGLS) method, which was employed to determine how log consumption impacts the welfare status of households. The result on …