Factors for Strengthening the Decentralization and the People's Politics of the Sub-District Municipality in Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the factors affecting the strengthening of decentralization and the people's politics of the sub-district municipality in Chaiyaphum Province; and 2) to study the problems and obstacles of strengthening the decentralization and the People's Politics of Sub-District Municipality in Chaiyaphum Province. This was a qualitative research by studying (1) study from related documents to know the guidelines for community development, such as books, research papers, articles, journals, documents, rules and regulations both in Thai and foreign languages as well as contacting people who had experience in community and local development to collect data for reference in the study; (2) field study by conducting in-depth interviews with a designated population of 12 people and observing and participating in the process. Then data were brought to find significance to conclude the discussion. The results of the research found that 1) the factors for strengthening the decentralization and the people's politics of the sub-district municipality In Chaiyaphum Province consisted of: 1.1) the community factors with dedication and good human relations; 1.2) the community member factors accepted the role of community committee; 1.3) the community factors had a clear administrative process in the community; 1.4) the community factors had high self-reliance potential; 1.5) the community factors had been allocated a budget from the municipality; 1.6) the community factors had physical space characteristics that facilitated integration; and 1.7) the community factors were cooperating with the municipality; and 2) the obstacles affecting the strength of the community were 2.1) lack of support from other government agencies in the area; and 2.2) the budget framework for community subsidies was limited.