Tatchalerm Sudhipongpracha
Biographic Data
| ID | 4192563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tatchalerm Sudhipongpracha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tatchalerm |
| FAMILY NAME | Sudhipongpracha |
| SIGNATURE | SUDHIPONGPRACHA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thammasat University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6034-7132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Street-level quasi-bureaucracy and professional discretion
Purpose Village health volunteers are community health volunteers in Thailand that have helped the government deliver public health services for many years, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Though labeled as “volunteers,” the village health volunteers are recruited, trained and supervised in a manner similar to how a government agency recruits, trains and supervises its street-level bureaucrats (SLBs). This st…
Community Health Workers as Street-level Quasi-Bureaucrats in the Covid-19 Pandemic
This article uses cross-country comparative analysis to explore how community health workers (CHWs) deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It combines insights from the street-level bureaucracy literature and an interpretive approach with original data from semi-structured interviews with CHWs in Kenya and Thailand. Findings show that how a public health system is organized (decentralization versus centralization) affects CHWs' initial responses to the…
City Profile
This city profile focuses on the patterns of growth, challenges and urban renewal in Khon Kaen Metropolitan Municipality located in Thailand’s north-eastern region. It is presented in the global, Asia-Pacific regional and Southeast Asian context, where the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable urbanization are in a flux. After the Second World War, Khon Kaen emerged as a regional urban centre due to the Thai government’s an…
Exploring the effects of coproduction on citizen trust in government a cross-national comparison of community-based diabetes prevention programmes in Thailand and the United States
Recently, coproduction has become important in government thinking about new ways of delivering public health services. An equal and reciprocal relationship caused by coproduction is expected to enhance citizens’ trust in the health systems. However, there is still an ongoing debate about whether coproduction can help enhance citizen trust in government institutions. This study engages in the debate by analysing data from a comparative survey of …
Do the poor count in fiscal decentralization policy? A comparative analysis of the general grant allocation systems in Indonesia and Thailand
Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds with the determinants of intergovernmental transfers in the decentralized context, not many studies focus on whether the actual transfer amounts are consistent with local pov…
Fiscal Decentralization in Comparative Perspective
Decentralization can inadvertently lead to local fiscal disparity. One type of intergovernmental fiscal transfers, the general-purpose grant, can help equalize local fiscal imbalances. This article examines the extent to which the general-purpose grant systems in Indonesia and Thailand help mitigate local fiscal disparity. The findings show that the general-purpose grant system in Thailand does not effectively address disparities in local fiscal …
Disequalizing Equalization Grant
This paper examines the extent to which Thailand's current general or equalization grant program has helped reduce local fiscal disparity. Theoretically, the general grant transfers ought to be inversely related to local revenue-generating capacity. However, based on the 2010–2012 local government financial data from Khon Kaen province, this paper finds that local jurisdictions with high fiscal capacity and income per capita tend to receive more …
Exploring Government Budget Deficit and Economic Growth
Government actions influence a country's economic performance. However, the debate about the effects of government budget deficit on economic growth remains unsettled. On the one hand, deficit is believed to trigger high tax rates, which can decrease productivity and deter private investment. On the other, deficit spending is assumed to complement business investment and stimulate economic productivity. This article assesses the probability of su…
Local emergency management in decentralized Thailand
This study examines emergency management and response by municipal government in Thailand. The emphasis is placed on how Thai municipal administrators consider different accountability mechanisms in their attempt to manage an emergency situation. Based on the results from the national survey and in-depth interviews with selected municipal administrators, this paper finds that Thai municipal administrators are stranded between the need to be accou…
The Politics of Intergovernmental Transfers in Northeast Thailand
Public finance theory dictates that intergovernmental transfers should help alleviate horizontal fiscal imbalances among local jurisdictions. The amount of intergovernmental fiscal transfers should be inversely related to each local jurisdiction’s revenue-generating capacity. However, intense politicking in many countries turns an intergovernmental fiscal transfer system into a battle of local and particularistic interests. This article illustrat…
Measuring community empowerment as a process and an outcome
In 1997, Thailand began to devolve essential public service functions to a local level. However, the implementation process has been slow, especially in the public health domain. Public concerns with local government ineffectiveness and corruption have prompted the Ministry of Public Health to launch a pilot decentralization program whereby a small number of local communities across Thailand were chosen to receive the budget and management author…
Community Health Workers as Street-level Quasi-Bureaucrats in the Covid-19 Pandemic
This article uses cross-country comparative analysis to explore how community health workers (CHWs) deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It combines insights from the street-level bureaucracy literature and an interpretive approach with original data from semi-structured interviews with CHWs in Kenya and Thailand. Findings show that how a public health system is organized (decentralization versus centralization) affects CHWs' initial responses to the…
Measuring community empowerment as a process and an outcome
In 1997, Thailand began to devolve essential public service functions to a local level. However, the implementation process has been slow, especially in the public health domain. Public concerns with local government ineffectiveness and corruption have prompted the Ministry of Public Health to launch a pilot decentralization program whereby a small number of local communities across Thailand were chosen to receive the budget and management author…
Do the poor count in fiscal decentralization policy? A comparative analysis of the general grant allocation systems in Indonesia and Thailand
Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds with the determinants of intergovernmental transfers in the decentralized context, not many studies focus on whether the actual transfer amounts are consistent with local pov…
Fiscal Decentralization in Comparative Perspective
Decentralization can inadvertently lead to local fiscal disparity. One type of intergovernmental fiscal transfers, the general-purpose grant, can help equalize local fiscal imbalances. This article examines the extent to which the general-purpose grant systems in Indonesia and Thailand help mitigate local fiscal disparity. The findings show that the general-purpose grant system in Thailand does not effectively address disparities in local fiscal …
Local emergency management in decentralized Thailand
This study examines emergency management and response by municipal government in Thailand. The emphasis is placed on how Thai municipal administrators consider different accountability mechanisms in their attempt to manage an emergency situation. Based on the results from the national survey and in-depth interviews with selected municipal administrators, this paper finds that Thai municipal administrators are stranded between the need to be accou…
Measuring community empowerment as a process and an outcome
In 1997, Thailand began to devolve essential public service functions to a local level. However, the implementation process has been slow, especially in the public health domain. Public concerns with local government ineffectiveness and corruption have prompted the Ministry of Public Health to launch a pilot decentralization program whereby a small number of local communities across Thailand were chosen to receive the budget and management author…
Local emergency management in decentralized Thailand
This study examines emergency management and response by municipal government in Thailand. The emphasis is placed on how Thai municipal administrators consider different accountability mechanisms in their attempt to manage an emergency situation. Based on the results from the national survey and in-depth interviews with selected municipal administrators, this paper finds that Thai municipal administrators are stranded between the need to be accou…
The Politics of Intergovernmental Transfers in Northeast Thailand
Public finance theory dictates that intergovernmental transfers should help alleviate horizontal fiscal imbalances among local jurisdictions. The amount of intergovernmental fiscal transfers should be inversely related to each local jurisdiction’s revenue-generating capacity. However, intense politicking in many countries turns an intergovernmental fiscal transfer system into a battle of local and particularistic interests. This article illustrat…
Disequalizing Equalization Grant
This paper examines the extent to which Thailand's current general or equalization grant program has helped reduce local fiscal disparity. Theoretically, the general grant transfers ought to be inversely related to local revenue-generating capacity. However, based on the 2010–2012 local government financial data from Khon Kaen province, this paper finds that local jurisdictions with high fiscal capacity and income per capita tend to receive more …
Exploring Government Budget Deficit and Economic Growth
Government actions influence a country's economic performance. However, the debate about the effects of government budget deficit on economic growth remains unsettled. On the one hand, deficit is believed to trigger high tax rates, which can decrease productivity and deter private investment. On the other, deficit spending is assumed to complement business investment and stimulate economic productivity. This article assesses the probability of su…
Do the poor count in fiscal decentralization policy? A comparative analysis of the general grant allocation systems in Indonesia and Thailand
Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds with the determinants of intergovernmental transfers in the decentralized context, not many studies focus on whether the actual transfer amounts are consistent with local pov…
Fiscal Decentralization in Comparative Perspective
Decentralization can inadvertently lead to local fiscal disparity. One type of intergovernmental fiscal transfers, the general-purpose grant, can help equalize local fiscal imbalances. This article examines the extent to which the general-purpose grant systems in Indonesia and Thailand help mitigate local fiscal disparity. The findings show that the general-purpose grant system in Thailand does not effectively address disparities in local fiscal …
Exploring the effects of coproduction on citizen trust in government a cross-national comparison of community-based diabetes prevention programmes in Thailand and the United States
Recently, coproduction has become important in government thinking about new ways of delivering public health services. An equal and reciprocal relationship caused by coproduction is expected to enhance citizens’ trust in the health systems. However, there is still an ongoing debate about whether coproduction can help enhance citizen trust in government institutions. This study engages in the debate by analysing data from a comparative survey of …
City Profile
This city profile focuses on the patterns of growth, challenges and urban renewal in Khon Kaen Metropolitan Municipality located in Thailand’s north-eastern region. It is presented in the global, Asia-Pacific regional and Southeast Asian context, where the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable urbanization are in a flux. After the Second World War, Khon Kaen emerged as a regional urban centre due to the Thai government’s an…
Community Health Workers as Street-level Quasi-Bureaucrats in the Covid-19 Pandemic
This article uses cross-country comparative analysis to explore how community health workers (CHWs) deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It combines insights from the street-level bureaucracy literature and an interpretive approach with original data from semi-structured interviews with CHWs in Kenya and Thailand. Findings show that how a public health system is organized (decentralization versus centralization) affects CHWs' initial responses to the…
Street-level quasi-bureaucracy and professional discretion
Purpose Village health volunteers are community health volunteers in Thailand that have helped the government deliver public health services for many years, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Though labeled as “volunteers,” the village health volunteers are recruited, trained and supervised in a manner similar to how a government agency recruits, trains and supervises its street-level bureaucrats (SLBs). This st…
Political science (10 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Decentralization (7 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Disadvantaged (4 works)