Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1190
A Future Model of Consolidation of Local Government in Thailand
Abstract
What the villagers’ need of local government consolidation can be is a key question to the
answer, leading to the success of consolidation. This research aimed to investigate the
components determining the success of small local government consolidations in
Thailand through the examination of policy inputs, processes and outputs. This research
applied participatory action research (PAR). The researcher employed an in-depth
interview and large group discussions which reflected true needs, thoughts and beliefs of
villagers, showing through the cooperation in the research between the researcher and
the villagers. The results provided that the input factors of the local government
consolidation involved the need for public services. In contrast, the consolidation process
is about area allocation and structure of local government. The consolidation outputs
involved a change of population and a decrease of kinship systems in local elections.
However, to answer the question about the villagers’ need of local government
consolidation which brought about the success of consolidation not only reflected the
phenomena, problem conditions, needs and living of local people, but also the villagers’
beliefs, thoughts, attitudes and views toward the consolidation.
Keywords
Yossathorn Taweephon, Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti