Anti-corruption regime and corruption resolutions in local self-government : a case study of subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) in southern part of northeastern region of Thailand
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Pratueng Moung-On (2013). Anti-corruption regime and corruption resolutions in local self-government : a case study of subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) in southern part of northeastern region of Thailand. Retrieved from: http://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/3031.
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Anti-corruption regime and corruption resolutions in local self-government : a case study of subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) in southern part of northeastern region of Thailand
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Research on the systems regarding the anti-corruption regime and corruption
resolution in local self-government: A case study of Sub-District Administrative
Organizations (SAO) in the Southern part of the Northeastern region of Thailand aims
to study the following: 1) Forms of corruption within the Sub-District Administrative
Organizations. 2) Anti-corruption systems in Thailand. 3) Problems in the anticorruption
regime and corruption resolution within Sub-District Administrative
Organization.
A qualitative research method was employed to study documents regarding the
National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) pressing charges and cases are still
undergoing investigations, and also by interviewing 63 key informants with the
following results:
1) Most forms of corruption acts within SAOs were mostly related to
procurement procedure bidding and hiring and employment cases, and also the
misappropriation of income of SAOs and documentation fraud. Third place in the
rankings are cases related to bribery regarding promotions and appointments. Most of
the cases were against the Chief Executives of the SAOs and most of the acts were
done in collaboration with other related personnel such as government officers,
employees and other SAO officers. The roots of the cases were found to be initiated
by government officers and SAO officers especially for misappropriation of income
and approval signature fraud.
2) The corruption resolution regimes characteristics in Thailand were mostly
comprised of:
(1) Many investigation organizations were centered at headquarters
including the NACC, which is the main organization for the investigation and
elimination of corruption acts.
(2) The organizations that investigated related cases were created as a
tool to emphasize righteousness and to promote the justice system and morality within
government and Thailand’s elite citizens, together with demanding the resolution of
corruption within government offices by creating policies and new investigation
organizations in collaboration with the existing ones, such as the emerging Office of
Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) in the Ministry of Justice.
(3) Some investigation organizations’ actions were too idealistic such
as the Office of the Ombudsman Thailand.
(4) Some investigation organizations which hold the action of the
elimination and resolution of corruption issues in Thailand are too complicated and
have sophisticated procedures, especially the NACC and the PACC.
3) Problems in corruption resolution within the SAO were caused by the
systems where the NACC was too centralized and lacking in communication with
other related departments, resulting in delayed in investigations and resolution. This
creates opportunities to carry on with acts of corruption until expiration and often
resulted in candidates being eligible for subsequent election.
Direction and supervision by the Chief District Officer is inefficient because
the District Office for Local Administration does not run under the Chief District
Officer, which is why there is a lack of cooperation and communication. Moreover,
the Chief Executive of the SAO often has a connection with a politician at the
national level, and this is the reason why Chief District Officer do not carry out the
investigations efficiently because they are terrified that they would be transferred due
to their actions. Punishments would be carried out on the Chief District Officer once
the cases are thoroughly investigated and is confirmed by the NACC Commission.
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Dissertation (D.P.A)--National Institute of Development Administration, 2013.