But at the same time, a more radical fringe of economists claimed Sufficiency rejected the whole acquisitive principle at the core of mainstream capitalist economics. And the Thaksin government claimed to be following the Sufficiency approach while it dreamed mega projects and sprayed cash into the villages. So to predict what Sufficiency Economy may mean for the policies of the Surayud government, understanding the ideas alone is not enough. We need to understand those who are interpreting them too.