OUR READERS’ VIEWS: Decentralization of power
A readers’ survey on three core issues for government: taxation, governance, and public services.
A readers’ survey on three core issues for government: taxation, governance, and public services.
A tussle over who gets to build and operate Khon Kaen City’s urban light rail system is threatening the project’s arrival.
A 10-step plan for restarting the devolution of power in Thailand beginning with establishing a Minister for the North, for the Northeast, and for the South.
An analysis of the pros and cons of elected governors in Thailand.
Political scientist Thanet Charoenmuang on the history of (de)centralization of the Thai state.
The co-founder of the Future Forward Party talks about decentralization, communities’ right to self-government and how to solve the problem of corruption by giving people access to state information.
The Cabinet’s decision to hike the salaries of subdistrict and village leaders may just be a move to undermine the power of local administrative bodies, argues Arunee Santhitiwanich.