Second, many central government agencies have been reluctant to hand over responsibilities.Notable among these are the Ministry
of lnterior,theMinistry of public Health,and theMinistry of Education.These central agencies argue that local officers lack knowledge and experience.Furthermoe,a number of natuonal policies that demoted deccentralization were adopted and implemented.ln essence,Thailand'snational givernment started implementing recentralization-rather than decentralization-undermining the progress of local governance(Chardchawarn,2010).