The new Thai government that came in last November seems less in thrall to the murky business interests in the army, local government and commerce that have long warped official policy when it reaches the border.
My book tries to shed light on the interplay and often diverging interests between local and central government officials and why improvements are sometimes much slower than the central government wants.
Both sides of the issue have drawn powerful allies from outside Rhode Island, underlining how almost any effort to fix local government finances spurs conflicts over balancing the interests of taxpayers and public workers.
The big issue of the day looks like the rules for conflicts of interest for people serving on the new clinical commissioning boards - should the rules on disclosure of interests parallel those in local government?
After the 31 December 1981 coup d'etat led by Jerry Rawlings, he served as secretary for local government, but resigned seven months later to pursue business interests.
Instead, they are partnerships that enhance the interests of government bureaucrats, union bosses, and local moguls that are in control of management and the regime they operate.
For all the central government's green talk, a complex web of local interests sometimes linked with powerful figures in Beijing often frustrates efforts to deal with the problems that lead to such unrest.
Throughout the preparations for the 2012 local government elections we have kept at the forefront of our minds the interests of the voter and the specific recommendations of Ron Gould, widely welcomed and supported by the last Parliament.
Local government expert Dr Philip Whiteman said it should have been discussed at full council in the "interests of democracy".
This story perfectly demonstrates many of the enduring weaknesses of present day Russia, particularly the corruption and dysfunctionality of local government and the ease with which it can be wielded as a weapon by powerful and moneyed interests.
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