OPINION

Decentralise, or Pracharath bound to fail

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/09/2015

» When Thaksin Shinawatra was looking for innovative policies to launch his Thai Rak Thai Party, he looked for inspiration from activists leading social movements and was not disappointed. Universal health care and village funds became his landmark policy successes that subsequent governments could only try to outdo by pouring in more money to expand the programmes further.