The relationship between policy corruption patterns and policy formulation Rice pledging scheme

Abstract

This research aimed to study: (1) the level of policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme; (2) the factors contributing to policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme; and (3) the relationship between policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme. The sample group consisted of 2,250 individuals, including government officials from the Ministry of Commerce, staff from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, and farmers participating in the rice pledging scheme. The sample was selected through purposive sampling. The research instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using statistical software, including frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The findings revealed that: The levels of policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme in the provinces of Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, and Nakhon Sawan were generally high. The factors contributing to policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme were also at a high level overall, and there was a statistically significant positive correlation at the .01 level between policy corruption and public policy formulation in the rice pledging scheme, with a very high level of correlation.