Foundation-building as a crucial first step to development. “The development of the country must proceed in stages. First of all, there must be a foundation with the majority of people having enough to live on by using methods and equipment which are economical but technically correct as well. When such a secure foundation is adequate and ready, then it can be gradually expanded and developed to raise prosperity and economic standards to a higher level by stages.”(His Majesty the King’s Royal Address, given at Kasetsart University, 18 July 1974)