Poverty in Thailand is primarily a rural phenomenon, with 88% of the country's 5.4 million poor living in rural areas. Some regions—particularly the North and Northeast—and some ethnic groups lag greatly behind others, and the benefits of economic success have not been shared equally, especially between Bangkok, Thailand’s largest urban area, and the rest of the country. Income inequality and lack of equal opportunities have persisted. Income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient is 39.4.
As a result of this, poverty is a problem that is caused by the inability to access resources in career and life continuously. Abuse in different ways from middlemen and employers, particularly those citizens who live in the countryside, including. The Government cannot solve the problem of poverty. Poverty also resulted in revenue inequalities issues follow. By low income is not enough to simply continue living caused the debts and difficulties in operation.
For the approach to poverty, then the Government must be a principle-driven problem solving poverty, occurs by professionally is focused on providing personal and local communities have to rely on ourselves to promote careers to have enough income to live sustainably and promote, with the cooperation with organizations and agencies, both public and private, involved think and act in a poverty of the country, have a better development. Contribute to stable and problem solving.