Analyses and Alternatives for Determining the Size of Local Government’s Contingency Funds: A Case Study of Nonthaburi Province

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Weerasak Krueathep

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This paper explores facts and related legal requirements of local government’s contingency reserve funds, which have long been regarded as a wasteful mean of local saving. Detailed data from local governments in Nonthaburi Province were analyzed to gain some insights for formulating several alternatives in managing the contingency funds. Based on the data, some recommendations regarding the minimum reserves as well as procedural changes have been discussed in order to prevent opportunity losses and to promote steady local development endeavors.

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Krueathep, W. (2019). Analyses and Alternatives for Determining the Size of Local Government’s Contingency Funds: A Case Study of Nonthaburi Province. Journal of Social Sciences Naresuan University, 15(1), 15_191–215. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jssnu/article/view/201363
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Weerasak Krueathep

คณะรัฐศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย

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