In the case of village funds and farmer-debt forgiveness programs, the government should first emphasize designing the programs such that they will help individuals to stand on their own feet and be able to support themselves as well as encourage them to base their decisions on the principles of moderation, reasonableness and self-immunity against future uncertainties. Once the root cause of indebtedness is taken care of, financial help should then be provided. It should not be the other way around, as was the case over the past years.
In a way, good habits such as prudence, farsightedness, carefulness, perseverance, integrity, and honesty should be taught at schools from an early age right up to higher education. These good habits should be later reinforced by the better design of the government programs that our people participate in.
The final part of this paper is devoted to a discussion of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy approach to sustainable development, which is the last area of application of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for the government.