2007 Assessment

This peer-reviewed country report includes:

Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 304 Integrity Indicators.

Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.

Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.

Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.

Thailand's 2006 military coup that unseated and exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ostensibly a move to crack down on corruption, yet the military junta has undermined key democratic governance institutions and safeguards by suspending the constitution. Freedom of speech and the media are in jeopardy as activists protesting against the military continue to be arrested. The imposition of martial law has badly undermined voting, elections, and the freedom to form political parties. Root causes of corruption, however, remain unaddressed. Nepotism is a key factor in the process of civil service appointments. Anti corruption agencies are not free from political interference either, since one third of all the National Counter Corruption Commission members are political party representatives.