LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION BASED ON THE GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AFFECTING THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES IN NAKHON RATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study level of the local development in Nakhon Ratchasima Province; 2) to analyze the leadership and administration based on the good governance principles affecting the local development of municipalities in Nakhon Ratchasima Province; and 3) to present the guidelines of the local development in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This was the quantitative and qualitative research. The population was the people to be over 18 years, have a House Particulars of Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The quantitative research have sample of 400 people. The research instrument used was a questionnaire; the qualitative research have key informant of 20 people, the research instrument used was an interview. The statistics used in the analyses were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple linear regression, and correlation analysis. The research results were found that: 1) the local development of municipalities in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, had a high level of overall; the descending order mean the aspect of the development of safety in life and property, the public health development, the infrastructure development, and the agricultural development, respectively; 2) the leadership and administration based on the good governance principles, the risk, the changing adhere to the follower, the confident communication, effectiveness & efficiency and response affected the local development of municipalities in Nakhon Ratchasima Province at the statistically significant level of .05, and 3) the civic leaders manage integrated administration using good governance as a model for local development. Support for people be fair and equal by the encouraging public participation for sustainable development.