Sufficiency Economy as a Way of Life: A Case Study of Nam Bor Village, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

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     This study aimed to demonstrate how a community in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province has been successfully using the sufficiency economy concept to develop its community. The study employed two techniques of qualitative data collection, which were in-depth interviews and fieldwork surveys. From the findings, we found that more than 60 percent of the participating households used the sufficiency economy concept to maintain their livelihood including activities such as planting vegetables for both domestic consumption and sale, domesticating animals, saving money with a cooperative society, protecting their environment, and living their lives by moral principles and human ethics.