Administrative Reform and Tidal Waves from Regime Shifts: Tsunamis in Thailand's Political and Administrative History

Bidhya Bowornwathana

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2005, vol. 27, issue 1, 37-52

Abstract: The analogy of tidal waves is taken from the 26 December 2004 tsunami that devastated parts of Thailand and other Asian countries. Regime shifts or changes in systems and styles of government produce "tidal waves" that affect the direction and progress of administrative reform. Examples of major regime shifts, causing tidal waves or tsunami are drawn from Thai experience from 1932 to the present. The Thaksin Administration (2001-present) provides an especially notable example of a major regime shift from democratic governance to democratic authoritarianism. The Thaksin tsunami has resulted m a definite centralisation and consolidation of political power in the hands of the Prime Minister.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2005.10779298

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