EFFECTIVENESS OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN SOLVING ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: A CASE STUDY OF THAKSIN SHINAWATRA'S CARETAKER Government (February 24 – September 19, 2006)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study and analyze the effectiveness in the administration under Pol. Lt. Col. Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra’s caretaker government. Three main economic problems; an oil price problem, an inflation problem and an investment confidence problem were emphasized in this study. The research was conducted by applying the Formal Public Policy Evaluation (Formal Evaluation) framework by Professor William N. Dunn, Pittsburgh University.

The study showed that the administration under Pol. Lt. Col. Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra’s caretaker government was ineffective in solving economic problems. The caretaker government failed to accomplish the objectives of the economic solving problem policy. Also they were incompetent to follow economic policy statement which the cabinet announced to the parliament. In addition, two causes were founded to be obstacles that result in an ineffectiveness in solving economic problems of the caretaker government. First, under Constitution of Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997), the government concerned about the ambiguous scope of the caretaker government’s authority. Second, there was an absence of unity in the coordination between the caretaker government and the senior officials who involved in the solving of economic problems.