The local-level planning system in Thailand in comparison with district planning in Indonesia : a case study of Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand and Indramayu District in Indonesia | |
| Author | Koespramoedyo, Deddy |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. HS-94-08 |
| Subject(s) | Decentralization in government--Thailand--Prachuap Khiri Khan Decentralization in government--Indonesia--Indramayu |
| Note | A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-08 |
| Abstract | Thailand and Indonesia have been trying to pursue the decentralized planning to the local level since the last decade in order to overcome the regional disparities and rnral pove1ty and to meet the needs of the bulk of people at the lowest level. Several eff01ts relating to the decentralization of planning had been promoted by the two governments. The NRDP in Thailand and the laws and regulations concerning regional autonomy and decentralization in Indonesia is one, to point many, of the two government efforts in decentralizing planning to the local level. Yet, the results of these eff 01ts are still to be assessed further since, in practice, the decentralization of planning was not successfully implemented due to some reasons. This research study was conducted in aiming, generally, to compare the process of planning in Thailand and Indonesia under a given degree of decentralization in each country. As the case of compadson, Changwat Prachuap Khirikan in Thailand and Indramayu District in Indonesia are chosen to observe and examine in more details the process of local level planning of the two countries. The changwat (provincial) level in Thailand is compared by district level in Indonesia since both are the nearest equivalents in te1ms of population, area size ranges and the degree of administration complexity. The research study reveals that planning process adopted by two countries has both similarities and differences in te1ms of planning components such as development policy, the role of the planning office, data base for planning, monitoring and evaluation process, peoples participation and the planning process itself. Given the political system adopted by the two countiies, planning process in Thailand and Indonesia adopting the "top-down" and "bottom-up" mixed approaches and the degree of decentralization for pa1ticular planning aspects is different to some extent. Note: 1. This Research Study was completed as part of the requirements for the SPRING (Asia) Program. SPRING, an acronym for Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, is an M.Sc. program jointly offered by AIT and the University of Dortmund, Ge1many. Under the SPRING Program a Research Study canying 12 credits, must be conceptualized and completed within only one term, i.e. from 1st. May to 31st. July 1994. Preferably, the topic should be related to the preceding District Development Workshop. The SPRING Program thus differs from other M. Sc. programs at AIT where most students wdte a thesis which spans at least eight months. 2. Professor Klaus R. Kunzmann (University of Dortmund, Germany) attended the final examinations of the SPRING (Asia) students in August 1994. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-08 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kammeier, H.D.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, J.K.;Wickramanayake, B.W.E.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |