The Place of the Provinces in Thailand’s Twenty-Year National Strategy: Toward Community Democracy in a Commercial Nation?
Montesano, Michael J. | August 2019
Abstract
Thailand’s 2017 constitution introduced a poorly understood innovation into the country’s politics and governance. Drafted under the auspices of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) junta that seized power in Bangkok in May 2014, the charter refers in its preamble to a “national strategy” (yutthasat chat). Various of its sections specify that the goal of this strategy is “sustainable development of the country in accordance with the principles of good governance”, that the strategy will serve as a framework for other plans consistent with that goal, and that draft government budgets must demonstrate alignment with the strategy. Further, new governments’ policy statements must accord with the strategy, and the Senate is to monitor compliance with it.
By means of royal decree signed by NCPO head and Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha and issued on 8 October 2018, the Bangkok government unveiled the twenty-year National Strategy, covering 2018-2037, five days later. The decree repeated the language in the constitution concerning the purpose of the strategy. The 72-page text of the strategy was appended to the decree.
Citation
Montesano, Michael J.. 2019. The Place of the Provinces in Thailand’s Twenty-Year National Strategy: Toward Community Democracy in a Commercial Nation?. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10908.ISSN
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Keywords
Development Economics
Regional Economic Development
Economic Impact
Asian Development Bank
Development
Economic Boom
Regional Economic Integration
Good Governance
Governance Approach
Macroeconomic
Macroeconomic Analysis
Macroeconomic Framework
Macroeconomic Models
Macroeconomic Performance
Macroeconomic Planning
Macroeconomic Policies
Macroeconomic Reform
Macroeconomic Stabilization
Government
Government accounting
Governance
Good Governance
Governance Approach
Governance Capacity
Governance Models
Governance Quality
Political Leadership
Political Power
Institutional Framework
Government
Government accounting
Social planning
Social policy
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Economies in transition
International economy
Border integration
Economic integration
Gross domestic product
Trade policy
Institutional Framework
Public Administration
Business Ethics
Political Leadership
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Economics
Communication in economic development
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
East-West trade
Government
Political obligation
Public management
Government accountability
Transparency in government
Political ethics
Government spending policy
Government services
Democracy
Democratization
Elections
Local government
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