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Chapter 4

Public Ethics and

Corruption in Thailand

Juree Vichit-Vadakan

Contents

4.1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................

79

4.2

Corruption: General Situation in Thailand ......................................................................

80

 

4.2.1 Transparency International and its Corruption Perception Index .........................

80

 

4.2.2

Types of Corruption ..............................................................................................

81

4.3

A Deeper Look at Corruption in Thailand .......................................................................

83

 

4.3.1

Vanishing Moral Lessons ......................................................................................

83

 

4.3.2 Lack of Deep-Rooted Public Interest Values .........................................................

84

 

4.3.3 Continuation of Patron-Client Relations ...............................................................

85

 

4.3.4 High Premium on Political Stability.....................................................................

86

4.4

Existing State Mechanisms to Fight Corruption ..............................................................

86

 

4.4.1 Other State Agencies related to Corruption and Ethics in Public Office...............

90

 

4.4.2 Constraints and Limitations of Public Agencies.....................................................

91

4.5

Other Non-State Parties against Corruption....................................................................

92

4.6

Conclusion .......................................................................................................................

93

References

.................................................................................................................................

94

4.1 Introduction

Corruption is commonly acknowledged as a problem, even a “disease” in Thailand today. It exists in many different forms, some readily obvious, others more covert and not readily or immediately identifiable. Corruption ranges from small, i.e., petty corruption in terms of a small bribe, to grand-scale corruption that involves huge sums of money, such as when 10%–30% of the cost of a project is siphoned off in, for example, infra-structure mega-projects. To a certain extent, the Thai public is almost numb or has become “used to” petty corruption in everyday life. Small bribes are seen as semi-service charges to get the bureaucratic process moving.

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