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.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. วารสารราชบัณฑิตยสถาน ปีที่ ๓๙ ฉบับที่ ๑ ม.ค.-มี.ค. ๒๕๕๗ 252 ความเหลื่อมล้ำ �และผลกระทบทางสังคม Abstract Inequality and Its Social Consequences Chai Podhisita Associate Fellow of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, The Royal Institute, Thailand. Inequality may be viewed as a form of social pathology which hampers potentials of individuals and society. Inequality in income, rights, opportunities, power and dignity is the main source of unequal access to resources necessary for making a living of the people in all aspects including economy, politics, education, justice and health. In this article the author first presents some evidences of inequality in key aspects of Thai society, and then points out, based on evidences from recent studies, that inequality – especially in income – is significantly related with indices of health and social problems. The article ends with suggestion that structural inequality which is based on the system of power centralization needs to be tackled in order to bring down other inequality in Thai society. keywords : inequality, structural inequality, social impact, Thai society