Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; Geography; Historical Background; The Structure of Contemporary Thai Society; 2 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE; Social Exchange in Organizations; Trust in Social Exchange; Other Factors Affecting Social Exchange In Organizations; The Research Problem; The Data; The Transliteration and Pronunciation of Thai Words; 3 THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER AT CENTRAL DISTRICT; Central District; The Organization of Central District Office; The Power of the District Officer
The District in the National Administrative StructureThe Power of Subordinate Officials; Village Administration; Conclusions; 4 INCENTIVES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE; Formal Incentives; Informal Incentives; 5 WORK AND SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN A DISTRICT OFFICE; Doing Good Work; Building Good Personal Relations With Superiors; Work and Social Exchange Among Colleagues; Conclusions; 6 THE PHYSICIANS AND THEIR SITUATION; The Distribution of Power in the Hospital; The Incentives of the Physicians; The Professionalism of the Thai Physician; Conclusions; 7 PRIVATE PRACTICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE; A Doctor's Day
Maintaining the Qualitv of CareBuilding Personal Relations with Superiors; Conclusion; 8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX: THE RESEARCH METHODS OF THIS STUDY; The Qualitative Phase of the Research; The Survey Phase of the Research; REFERENCES
Summary
Presenting the results of seventeen months of field research, conducted entirely in the Thai language, this study describes and compares the patterns of social exchange of two groups of Thai officials: district-level bureaucrats and physicians in a provincial hospital. Dr. Haas uses a unique combination of anthropological field data and survey rese
