ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses state–society relations and explores civil society and non-governmental organisation (NGO) development in relation to the funding landscape in Thailand. Such development is juxtaposed with the changing governance of the state as the NGO sector has increasingly relied on public funding, typically managed by autonomous public organisations (APOs). Then, the chapter critically examines the establishment and the development of one of the major APO public donors of civil society, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF). Contexts, such as the agencification and health promotion movements, which together gave rise to the THPF, will be discussed. This is followed by a discussion of THPF’s approach to health promotion and the organisational governance of THPF.
