Effectiveness of Local Development in Saraburi Province

Abstract

          The research purposes were (1) to study the effectiveness levels of local development in Saraburi Province; (2) to analyze the public participation, local administrator roles, and good governance affecting the effectiveness of local development in Saraburi Province; and (3) to propose the guidelines for increasing the effectiveness of local development in Saraburi Province. This was the quantitative and qualitative research. The population was the people aged 18 years and over, named in the household registration in Saraburi Province. The quantitative sample group was the 400 people, the research instrument was the questionnaire; the qualitative sample group was the 20 people, the research instrument was the in-depth interview form. The data analysis statistics were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis, and correlation analysis.

           The research findings were:

1. The effectiveness of local development in Saraburi Province found the overall was at high level; the descending mean were the tourism aspect, the economy aspect, the society and security aspect, the agriculture aspect, and the natural resources and environment aspect, respectively;
2. The roles of local administrators and the good governance principles in terms of the aspect of setting a common vision, principles of efficiency, principles of participation, principles of accountability, sharing of benefits arising from operations, participation in operational planning, principles of decentralization, co-operation in jointly selected projects, development of synergies, and joint operation affected the effectiveness of local development in Saraburi Province at the statistical significance level .05.
3. The local administrators should formulate concrete operational strategies, together with promoting public participation, emphasizing good governance practices for personnel and always developing personnel potential will leading to efficient and effective local development in the future.