Abstract:
The rubber industry in Thailand has three major
components: upstream, midstream and downstream industries
known as plantation sector, semi-finished production sector and
finished production sector. These three industries are controlled
by Rubber Control Act B.E. 2542, while only the upstream
industries are promoted by Rubber Authority of Thailand Act
B.E. 2558. From these two acts, it is argued that their legislative
measures may be unrealistic to exactly enforce all. Therefore,
they should be developed to meet sustainability in rubber
industry. Presented in this paper is a development of legislative
measures for sustainable management in rubber industry. The
in-depth interview and focus group were applied to investigate
the impact of legislative measures on upstream, midstream and
downstream industries. The results show that some legislative
measures should be repealed. It also reports the guidance for
developing the legislative measures in rubber industry
