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100			_aBowornwathana, Bidhya
245			_aDemocratic reform visions and the reinvention of Thai public officials
260			_c1996
300			_ap.40-48
362			_aJan-Jun
520			_aIn Thailand, `globalization' has emerged as the catch word. The implication is that Thailand, as well as other countries, has become a borderless state. In order for Thailand to survive and prosper in this increasingly competitive and interdependent world, the country will have to adjust and take full advantage of the major global trends. There seems to be a general agreement these days that democratic governments work better than authoritarian ones. That is, democracy seems to turn out better economic and social outputs. The collapse of autocratic regimes throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the downfall of the USSR, and the market economy approach adopted by former communist countries such as the People's Republic of China, are empirical evidence supporting the increasing global trend towards democratization of one sort or another. The key reform issue in Thailand is therefore, how are we going to reinvent Thai public officials who, since the overthrow of absolute monarchy in 1932 A.D., have monopolized political power? The purpose of this paper is to explain the dynamics and difficulties involved in realizing democratic reform visions in Thailand. The paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, dimensions of democratic reform visions will be explained. The last part of the paper will draw cases from the Thai policy to illustrate the reinvention of Thai public officials in line with democratic reform reform visions. - Reproduced
650			_aCivil service - Thailand
650			_aAdministrative reform - Thailand
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aAsian Review of Public Administration
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