MUTEBI, Alex M
Recentralising while decentralising : centre-local relations and "CEO" governors in Thailand - Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, June 2004
The period since te mind 1990s has coincided with endogenous movement in Thailand to renegotiate centre-local relations ostensibily in favour of increased decentralisation. This article addresses this movement and considers the so-called "CEO" governors introduced by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2003. It argues that Thailand´s decentralisation reforms ironically have created new opportunities for national politicians to renegotiate centre-local relations in favour of a more recentralised system.
Recentralising while decentralising : centre-local relations and "CEO" governors in Thailand - Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, June 2004
The period since te mind 1990s has coincided with endogenous movement in Thailand to renegotiate centre-local relations ostensibily in favour of increased decentralisation. This article addresses this movement and considers the so-called "CEO" governors introduced by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2003. It argues that Thailand´s decentralisation reforms ironically have created new opportunities for national politicians to renegotiate centre-local relations in favour of a more recentralised system.
