INTEGRATING DHAMMA-BASED PUBLIC POLICY FOR FIGHTING AGAINST CORRUPTION

Abstract

This academic article was a study of public policies related to solving corruption problems. The objective was to study public policies, problems, and obstacles related to solving corruption problems in Thailand by using the integration of public policies with Buddhist principles according to the Dhammavidyalaya approach to create public participation in having attitudes or values in preventing corruption, which was consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, which stipulated that the state must promote, support, and educate the public about the dangers caused by corruption and misconduct in both the public and private sectors, and to provide effective measures and mechanisms to strictly prevent and eliminate such corruption and misconduct, including mechanisms to encourage the public to gather to participate in campaigns to provide knowledge, oppose, or provide clues, while being protected by the state. The state must also encourage the public and communities to have knowledge, understanding, and participation in scrutinizing the use of state power, combating corruption and misconduct, including political decision-making. A master plan under the national strategy, issue (21), and a master plan for integrated prevention and suppression of corruption and misconduct for a 20-year period have been developed to drive the resolution of corruption problems more effectively. From the study, problems and obstacles were found in creating anti-corruption concepts that reached the minds, attitudes, and values of the public to create awareness and truly detest corruption. As a result, solving corruption problems had not been as successful as it should be. Therefore, it was necessary to improve various policies and strategic plans. By integrating the principles of Dhamma to create a public policy based on Dhamma science. The government agencies could implement it to solve corruption problems with maximum efficiency and create trust and public participation to check and balance the use of state power in line with the policy.