源起於日本大分縣之「一村一品」政策是一種地區發展的運動與政策，也因為它的成功經驗，其方法已擴及全球。而且不只在其他日本地區，甚至為其他開發中國家所採用。在泰國，仿傚於日本而刺激地方產業的「一村一品」政策則為前塔克辛政權所採行。根據「一村一品」政策，每一個村莊選擇一項產品而被列為「一村一品」產品岀售。「一村一品」政策包括了許多產品，並對泰國的經濟發展及塔克辛統治之合法性有諸多貢獻。本計劃試著分析泰國「一村一品」政策之發展與挑戰，並檢驗此政策對泰國政治及經濟的衝擊。最後，本計劃將檢試泰國與日本之實施「一村一品」政策之經驗。
“The One Village One Product(OVOP),” which is a kind of local development movement and policy, originated in Oita Prefecture, Japan. Because of its successful experience, the OVOP measure has been spreading world-wide, which is adopted not only in the other parts of Japan but also in many developing countries. In Thailand, a so-called “One Tambon One Product”policy, which was a local entrepreneurship stimulus program and learned from Japan’s OVOP experience, was designed by the former Thaksin administration. According to Thailand’s OTOP, every tambon selects a product and receives formal branding as a “starred OTOP product”for sale. The OTOP products cover a large array of local products and make great contributions to Thailand’s economic development as well as to Thaksin’s ruling legitimacy. This project attempts to analyze the development and challenge of rural OTOP in Thailand and to exam what economic and political impacts from “One Tambon, One Product” Policy. Lastly, a comparison will be made between Thailand’s and Japan’s Experiences on OVOP.
