Decentralized Recruitment and Selection in Thailand: Friend or Foe to Local Public Administration?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 553-561

  Rohitarachoon, Piyawadee ^a   Hossain, Farhad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decentralization; municipality; recruitment and selection; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863846366     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.653513     Document Type: Article

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