Developing Public Sector Transparency Measures in Thailand. (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tamronglak, Amporn
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 25:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 117
• Page End: 131
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Good governance -- Thai public sector -- transparency -- transparency measures; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2022.2088967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract: As part of Thailand's ongoing administrative reform, the objective of this study is to identify appropriate transparency measures for the public sector. Constructing a conceptual framework based on David Heald's anatomy of transparency complexity and Bauhr & Grimes' study, as well as practices widely accepted around the world in countries such as the United States of America, Thailand FOIA, and transparency assessment tools in Thailand, to derive appropriate measures for assessing transparency practices in Thai public agencies with regard to the term's foundation, applicability in practice, and comprehensibility. The author provides seven primary indices for evaluating the transparency of Thai government agencies.