Globalization is an important pressure that pushes the reform of public and private organizations. The Thai public administration and bureaucratic system is not exempt from the influence of globalization. The reform of the Thai public administration and bureaucratic system is not new. After the establishment of the state more than 700 years ago, from the Sukhothai to the Ayuthaya and Ratanakosin Kingdoms, Thailand has implemented both major and minor public administration reforms many times, following changes in economic, social, and political conditions.
This article provides not only a chronological overview of Thailand’s political and public administrative reforms but also the best practices of public sector reform in some developed countries. Details of public sector reforms are divided into two parts. First is Thailand’s public sector reform from 1932 to present and second are the examples of best practices of public sector reform in some successful developed countries through the concept of NPM.