Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC

ความยั่งยืน

/khwaam-yang-yuen/Roman

English meaning: Sustainability

Definition

The ability to meet present needs without compromising future generations' needs. Thailand's Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) — developed by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej — advocates moderation, reasonableness, and self-immunity as principles for sustainable development. SEP has been promoted to the UN as a development model.

Example

หลักปรัชญาเศรษฐกิจพอเพียงของในหลวงรัชกาลที่ 9 เป็นแนวทางการพัฒนาที่ยั่งยืน

In English: The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of King Rama IX is a guideline for sustainable development.

Literary Heritage

ความยากจนไม่ใช่ความผิดของคนจน แต่เป็นความล้มเหลวของสังคม

/Khwam yak chon mai chai khwam phit khong khon chon, tae pen khwam lom lao khong sangkhom./

Poverty is not the fault of the poor, but the failure of society.

Chart Korbjitti · Novelist · 20th century

คนงง (Khon Ngong)

Khon Ngong (The Confused Man), Part II, Ch. 4, 1981

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