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When one approaches the task of institutional design the first question to
ask is, what are the goals? What is it that one is trying to accomplish?
This requires us to be specific about the kinds of changes we would like to
see. Saying I want to “reform the political system” is the equivalent of telling
my doctor I want to “get better.” In order for the doctor to get to work he
must first diagnose the problem (I am feeling tired) and the cause of the
problem (low blood sugar). Reformers must do the same. What, specifically,
are the problems that we are trying to fix? What do we think is the source of
those problems? How would the proposed cure remedy that problem?

The drafters of the 1997 Thai constitution followed such an approach.
Among the diagnoses they made was that the Thai political system had too
many political parties, and that these parties were generally weak and not
focused enough on providing national policies. For better or worse the 1997
constitution was designed to remedy these problems.

The patient is once again on the diagnosis table in Thailand and a variety
of remedies and cures are being suggested. The first step, though, is to ask:
“What ails the Thai political system?” “What specifically are we trying to fix?”
Only then can we then begin to debate about the proper cure.

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