Conflict, Legitimacy and Government Reform: Equitable Allocation of ...
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168 KPI Congress XI<br />
politicians’ as well as government employees, both in the central <strong>and</strong><br />
local sectors so they perform their jobs conscientiously with good intent<br />
free <strong>of</strong> corruption which will be a key driving force toward leading the<br />
nation <strong>and</strong> its citizens to civilization <strong>and</strong> well-being.<br />
The concepts <strong>and</strong> presentation <strong>of</strong> views broadcast through the roles<br />
<strong>of</strong> “NGOs” <strong>and</strong> “civil society” can be considered the representatives <strong>of</strong><br />
the people <strong>of</strong> the whole nation because we have to accept that the growth<br />
<strong>of</strong> social movement, civil society <strong>and</strong> NGOs have continually <strong>and</strong><br />
quickly adjusted <strong>and</strong> developed the work <strong>of</strong> new organizations under the<br />
political climate <strong>of</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong> which are highly contradictory <strong>and</strong><br />
susceptible to change while the complexity <strong>of</strong> the rapidly changing<br />
political structures at national <strong>and</strong> local levels. In addition, the 2007<br />
Constitution also provides opportunities for participation over a broad<br />
spectrum.<br />
The term “public policy” refers to the government’s performance,<br />
decision-making <strong>and</strong> resource allocation for the benefit <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>and</strong><br />
must be accepted as valuable <strong>and</strong> beneficial to all parties involved: 1.<br />
The government as policy maker, 2. <strong>Government</strong> employees as important<br />
mechanisms for policy compliance <strong>and</strong> 3. The people, whose needs will<br />
be responded to which bears an important impact on their lives. Both<br />
government employees <strong>and</strong> politicians must not forget that “The people’s<br />
voice is the voice <strong>of</strong> heaven”.<br />
As for the role <strong>of</strong> policy advocacy, the writer agrees with the key<br />
concept on another issue, i.e. the concept <strong>of</strong> “social welfare”, which is the<br />
outcome <strong>of</strong> the labor class’s fight against capitalists following the<br />
industrial revolution in 19th century, not by the government or capitalist<br />
h<strong>and</strong>-outs. Social welfare is a social system equally guaranteed to the<br />
government to all citizen in terms <strong>of</strong> basic needs for good quality <strong>of</strong> life,<br />
which is not just a matter <strong>of</strong> social welfare, but a matter <strong>of</strong> “social<br />
democracy” for managing the welfare state as stated by the saying<br />
“…from mother’s womb to the funeral pyre”.<br />
In this day <strong>and</strong> age, it has become evident that social context which<br />
is a “social current” coming from civil society <strong>and</strong> NGOs, as well as