The Elite Transformation Model-.The Case of Elderly Policy in Thailand
The most common public policy models such as the elite model, the group model, and the political economy model have been constructed and expounded under the political, social, and economic environments of developed countries. However, they cannot fully explain or predict circumstances or results in the less developed nations. This paper presents an elite transformed model as an alternative, using the case of the elderly policy formulation of Thailand as a comparative study. The first part of the paper reviews relevant models to the study, namely the elite model and the group model. It then defines the elite transformed model. This model can be ascribed to the power of government establishments which have a stake in government sponsored projects. It also considers the infiltration of international aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations such as charity foundations and trade associations. The paper cites the elderly policy formulation of Thailand as a case study in point. It demonstrates clearly the influence of the United Nations organizations and the local medical association on the Thai government. It also looks at the influence on officials regarding the problems of the aging population and its consequences. The final part presents the findings and some remarks concerning the policy formulation under the elite transformed model. The outcomes are not always bad, given the backdrop of bureaucratic polity.
The elite transformed model Elderly policy Policy formulation
Piyakorn Whangmahaporn
Sripatum University Bangkok, Thailand
国际会议
2010 International Conference on Public Administration(6th)(2010 第六届公共管理国际会议)
澳大利亚堪培拉
英文
332-337
2010-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）