NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATION: A CASE STUDY OF MUNICIPALITIES IN SINGBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was qualitative research. There were three objectives of the study : First, to study new public management in concept of public sector management quality award (PMQA) in singburi province municipalities. Second, to study a role of mayors of municipalities that apply public sector management quality award (PMQA) for singburi province municipality's administration. Thirdly, to study the effectiveness of singburi province municipality's administration that utilizing the public sector management quality award (PMQA). This methodology were based on data reduction, data display and description ,Conclusion and verification and interpretation from 7 mayors for in-dept in terviews, 47 administrator's municipality for focus group during April 2009 – June 2012 

The research finding were 1)All singburi province's municipalities used public sector manage ment quality award (PMQA). Mayor sets policy for the municipality but Municipal Clerk who was leader team were implementing. 2) The political executive roles will focus on the strategic plan and action plan more than 4 roles (path finding, empowering, modeling and aligning ). 3) Municipality's administrative efficiency were able to accomplish all the indicators of the fourth dimension.