การเมืองกับปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อการยกฐานะเป็นเทศบาลเมือง ของเทศบาลตำบลป่าแดด อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดเชียงใหม่

Abstract

The Independent Study titled in Politics and Factors Affecting the Elevation of Pa Daed Subdistrict Municipality Status to Mueang Municipality Status, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province, was based on the research questions concerning the problems and obstacles of the elevation of Pa Daed Subdistrict Municipality status to Mueang Municipality status. The objectives were 1) to study and analyze the political issues, problems and obstacles, and 2) to provide the guidelines on the elevation to Mueang Municipality status. This research adopted the qualitative research methodology through the documentary research and the in-depth interview. A number of 15 informants were purposively selected. These included 1) 3 local executives, 2) 2 members of the municipal council, 3) 5 local government officers, 4) 3 local administration officers, and 5) 2 residents. The study results revealed that the political problems and obstacles affecting the elevation of Pa Daed Subdistrict Municipality status resulted from 1) the power structure and political relationship of the interest groups along with the local political groups that caused the conflicts, 2) the local power structure and the policy of local executives as well as the government policy, and 3) the legal framework and the elevation processes depending on types and sizes of the local administrative organizations.