Title: The specter of leviathan in the central-local relations : a comparative historical analysis of the decentralization reform in Thailand and the Philippines

Authors: Sudhipongpracha, Tatchalerm

Place: [Khon Kaen

Publisher: Khon Kaen university. International association of local government scholars

Year: 2013]

Journal: Journal of African & Asian local government studies (JAALGS)

Volume: Vol. 2, No. 1]

PAGE: 15--31

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: political power, bureaucracy, decentralization in government, social history, local government, public administration, thailand, philippines

Abstract: This essay offers a comparative analysis of the decentralization reforms in Thailand and the Philippines. It is shown that the outcome of decentralization depends largely on the power configuration of the national bureaucracy at the time of modern state founding.

URL: http://jaalgs.net/journal/index.php/jals/article/download/44/40

Document type: Portal