Bureaucratic corruption in Thailand: incongruities between legal codes and social norms, 1989

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Title: Bureaucratic corruption in Thailand: incongruities between legal codes and social norms, 1989
Author: Kanchanakunjara, Benjamaporn
Date: 1989-07-01
Decade: 1980-1989
Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the major causes of bureaucratic corruption in Thailand. Its purpose is to find out whether there are congruities or incongruities between the Thailand legal codes and the existing social norms. This study is significant because it helps us understand why the Thai government has not been capable of coping with the problems of bureaucratic corruption successfully. The major findings are that the lack of knowledge and the ignorance of Thai people about the existing legal codes concerning corruption have prevented the Thai government from coping with the problems. In addition, the traditional patron-client relationships which still play a dominant role in the Thai bureaucracy have impacted
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Granting Institution: Atlanta University
Department: Department of Public Administration
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_kanchanakunjara_benjamaporn
Rights Statement: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/