A Political Economic Model of Policy Implementation

Abstract

The objective of this article was to propose alternative theory of policy implementation for Thai society. The proposal was formulated through local study based on neo-Marxist political economic theory not importing theory form the Western. The article used Thai family planning policy as case study for critique of explanatory power of mainstream policy implementation model proposed by Woradej Chantharasorn. After that the article proposed political economic model based on historical structural methodology for policy implementation analysis for Thai society. The methodology aimed to use dialectics for social analysis according to methodology of Karl Marx. Finally, the article figured out merit of the political economic model for policy study.