Public Policy Administration in the reign of King RamaVI: the case study of Wild Tiger Corps

Abstract

The objective of this study was to 1) study the history of the Wild Tiger Corps in terms of the public policy process and 2) analyze problems and obstacles during the policy implementation process, progress, and formation of new policies after the Wild Tiger Corps activities ended. This study was conducted using a qualitative research method by documentary research to gather the data from historical sources and related academic documents for analysis and the discussion of results according to the specified research objectives.

The results revealed that the history of the Wild Tiger Corps in the public policy process is a groundbreaking public policy that has been in place for more than 100 years. There are policy implementation experiments that serve as new models for serious and large scale, and 2) problems and obstacles arise from the complex operations, policymakers may focus only on the downstream consequences. During the operation of the policy, implementation will be a problematic issue and it is a challenge for policymaker leaders to implement. Moreover, to reduce problems and obstacles in the operations of the Wild Tiger Corps, the executives, and related agencies that implement the policy should  give importance to leadership and establish an organization to support operations. That will result in an opportunity for success and reduce problems and obstacles in policy implementation in the future.