Author: Srisaang Kaojarern
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no. HS-91-11
Year: 1991
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1986
Examination Committee: Harvey Demaine (Chairperson); Karl E. Weber, Lakshman S. Yapa (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Thailand’s National Rural Development Programme is a new scientific framework oriented towards the areas which are identified as in need of special attention in order to overcome the problems of rural poverty. To this end, basic information systems, the so-called BMN and NRD-2C data bases have been built up to properly identify the areas and problems in a way which can be recognized by the various line agencies and by the people themselves. The NRD-2C data base has as its aim to guide the planners at different levels of planning administration hierarchy in making their decisions while the BMN data base has its aim to get the population involved in examining their own living condition. This study highlighted how far these two village data bases were used in planning process and analysis of the problems in their application. It introduces the new management information system and some procedural highlights . A first experiment with the application of the two village data bases which is currently being carried out i n the province of Nakhon Ratchasima is documented, and the opinion of 125 planners at tambon level and 22 planners at district and provincial levels on its performance is reported . The overall reaction is positive : the planners appreciate t he value of data bases for planning in identification of problems and needs, in making planning more systematic, in facilitating monitoring and evaluation, in improving the fairness of budget allocation and in avoiding government work duplication. Several bottlenecks remain, the NRD-2C data base is known only by goverment officials therefore the TC members use the BMN data base as the basis for planning while the higher levels use the NRD-2C data base or their subjective perception without any evidence. This makes it difficult to come up with any consistent framework of planning between levels particularly since the integration of these two data bases is rather complicated. There are several questions which need to be addressed if the wh
Scholarship Donor(s): Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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