Self-Reliance in Laos and China Innovate Poverty Reduction Cooperation Project in Xor, Village Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) Self-Reliance in Laos and China Innovate Poverty Reduction Cooperation Project; 2) Factors relationships to the self-reliance. Also, a set of questionnaires was used for data collection administered with 203 households. Obtained data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and step by step analysis.
The results revealed that:
1. The Self-Reliance in Laos and China Innovate Poverty Reduction Cooperation Project. For the self-reliance, most of the respondents could be self-reliant in terms of economy most. As the respondents had a high level ( = 4.01, S.D. = 0.45). This was followed by natural resources/environment and social self-reliance, the respondents had a high level ( = 3.86, S.D. = 0.46). And, the last was followed by social self-reliance, the respondents had a high level ( = 3.63, S.D. = 0.47).
2. The most factors relationships to economic self-reliance, there were perception of problems solving guidelines, participation in the development policies and saving. Also, savings, household production area, perception of problems solving guidelines, participation in the development policies, participation in social activities and number of household workforce were relationships factors with the social self-reliance. And, the household production area was relationships factors to the natural resources/environment self-reliance.