FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF MUNICIPALITIES IN SURAT THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study: 1) Opinion of personnel on factors and the formulation. and 2) Factors affecting the local development plan of Municipalities in Surat Thani Province. Population in this study was divided info group: in the quantitative research samples were subdistrict executive staff, personnel of subdistrict legislative body and subdistrict general personnel in Surat Thani Province 2,461 people Sample totalling 333. As for qualitative research, respondents were district offices, the highest administrative offices in each district purposely chosen, making up a total of 19. The instruments used in quantitative research were questionnaire while that of qualitative research was In-dept interviews. The analysis of data was carried out via percentage, frequencies, means, standard deviation and multiple regression. It was found from the study that: Overall factors affecting the formulation of local development plan was at a high level. Individually, it could be ranked from high to low as follows: knowledge and understanding of local government, participation, esprit de esrps, Information perception, stability, commitment, and leadership. ; Overall formulation of local development plan was at a high level. Individually, it could be ranked from high to low as follows: plan formulation, plan evaluation, environmental analysis, and plan control. ; Factors Affecting Local Development Plan could predict the impact of local development plan by 79.50 %.