Inequality of Thailand: Situation and Policy Solutions

Abstract

       This article aims to present an overview of inequality in Thai society. whether the situation of inequality that occurs, cause of inequality solving the problem of inequality including appropriate policy solutions for target populations classified by level of status. Collect information from academic articles research report. The results of the study found that the inequality situation in Thailand is increasing. Important factors are globalization that has caused the rapid development of the country and the development of the country according to the neoliberal trend (Neo-Liberalism) Excessive. Resulting in income gaps, unequal livelihoods and access to welfare which is becoming more apparent day by day.

A policy solution to the problem of inequality in Thailand has designed a welfare system that is suitable for different target groups. In this case, the target group of Thai population will be divided into 5 groups according to their economic status, consisting of 1) The super-rich group consisting of large national or regional and global entrepreneurs; national capital owner major national politician 2) The rich and upper middle class consists of entrepreneurs or executives of middle to large private companies, self-employed 3) The middle class consists of small entrepreneurs. Executives of small private companies private company employees small self-employed middle to high wage workers large farmers, etc. 4) Lower middle class, such as hawkers, stalls, skilled workers in the lower to middle class. lower Level employees of private companies general contractor small farmers, etc. 5) Groups with low income and poor (low income and poor), which the approach to reducing inequality suitable for the 5 target groups will be different.