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Local Governance : The Perspective on
People Participation in Local Government
Administration

Nantida Jansiri

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2 the Second Walailak University International
Conference on Asian Studies ASIAN STUDIES TODAY : THE REVIVAL OF ASIA
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Abstract
This article investigates bodies of knowledge on concepts of people
participation in local government administration. The aims of the article are 1)
to understand the meaning of local governance; 2) to understand the emergent
contexts of people participation in local government administration; and 3) to
review the concept of people participation in local government administration.
Governance is actually the concept having the common aim to
improve the governing. In the twenty - first century, the using of governance
concept have been well known widely and interpreted in many ways. It had
emerged from World Bank in 1989 in its attempt to resolve the economic crisis in some
developing countries. Since then, the governance concept has widely in fluenced
on directions of administration in every level, including local level in particular.
According to the concept, the governing process in local governance is taken
part by diverse actors of stakeholders in response to their social needs.

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In globalization context, the promotion of democratization and

decentralization have affected on the increasing opportunities for
citizens in participating in local decision-making process and implementation.
The concept of people participation has been widely used in the discourses
of democratic governance that is related to political and administrative
participation in local government administration.

Keywords : Governance, Local Governance, People Participation

(Governance)
21


(World Bank)

Sub Saharan Africa :
From Crisis to Sustainable Growth
(World Bank, 2013)






(Local Governance)

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(Sub - National Level)

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(Secretary General of United Nation : UN)

(UNDP, 2002)

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(World Bank, 2012)




Bevir
(Democratic Governance) (Bevir, 2010)


(Representative Democracy)




(Local Governance)


(Mayors) (Local Councils) (NGOs)
(Business Association)


(United Nation of Development Programme : UNDP)
(UNDP, 2012)

(Democratic Local
Governance)

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(UNDP, 2012)













(UNDP,
2012)

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(Local Government)
(Local Gover-
nance) (Shah, 2006 : 1 - 2)

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(Local Governance)

Government


Chhotray Stoker (Chhotray & Stoker, 2009)


1. (Network Management Theory)

(Actors) (Organizations)
(Policy Network) (Steer)
2
(Game Management)
(Structuring Network)

(Collective Decision Making)

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2. (Theory of Delegation)



(Institutional Rules)
(Incentives)




3. (Social Interpretive Theory)



(Beliefs)
(Desires)
(Communicative Relationship)
(State
andCitizen) (Between Citizens)
(Flexible)
(Negotiable)

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4. (The Bounded
Rationality School) Herbert
Simon

(Cognitive Psychology)
(Rational Choice
Theory)





5. (Cultural Institutional Theory)
(Rational Choice Theories)
(Social
Relation)

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(UNDP)
(Global Change) 3
1)
(accountability) 2)
(Neo-liberalism) (Authoritarianism)
3)
(NGOs)
(Civil Society)
(UNDP)
(OECD)
(ADB) (JICA)

()

(Good Local Governance) (
, 2556)

(Globalization)

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(democratic principles and freedom)
(the British Department for International
Development)
28
.. 1974 61 1998

(human rights)

(UNDP, 2002)

() (Democratization)





3 (Market Economy)
(Democratic Public Institutions)

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(NGOs)



(Empowerment)

(Accountability)

(Decentralization)


Pierson Castles
From the cradle to the grave (Saito, 2008)




(Democratic Decentralization)

(Saito, 2008)


(Economic Development)

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(Decentralization Reforms)
(IMF) (Governance)

(Democratic) (Developmental)



3

3
(People Participation)
20 (.. 1990 )

(Participatory Decentralization)
NGOs

(Uncritical Approach)

(Representative Democracy)

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(Centralized Structure of Decision Making)

2 (Participation)
(Representative)
(Distribution of powers)
(Responsibilities) 2



1)
(Village Assemblies) 2) Village
Assemblies

(Technical Input)

Creighton (2005)
(Public Participation)


(Creighton, 2005)



(Stakeholders)

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(People)
(
)


(People Participation)

(Graham, Amos,
& Plumptre, 2012)

(Spectrum of Public Participation)

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(International Association for Public Participation : IAP2)
5 (International Association for
public participation, 2012) 1

-
(Inform) -
-

-
(Consult)
-

-

-
(Collaboration)
-

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(Collaboration)

-
-

-
(Empowerment)
-

(International Association for Public Participation : IAP2)
1
5
1

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Creighton,
(2005)







(Consensus Building)

Creighton
3 (Creighton, 2005)

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1 (Decision Analysis)







2 (Process Planning)





3 (Implementation Planning)




Satio

(Urban Area)

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2008)


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