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South Korea is renowned as one of the success stories of fast economic development. The Korean developmental state was a highly efficient, meritocratic, and fully monopolized coercive force. These resources were skilfully leveraged to shape the direction of private sector actors towards strategic initiatives. However, these very same resources could have resulted in the bureaucracy retaining its power indefinitely. Instead, step-by-step, the resources of the bureaucracy, which serviced the authoritarian leadership in the developmental period, were exercised towards democratization. What were the conditions that made this transformation possible?
The Experience of Democracy and Bureaucracy in South Korea addresses this question, filling the existing gap in the academic literature and presenting political implications. It explores the ways in which bureaucracy may not only be compatible with democracy but, more ambitiously, the conditions under which it can enhance it. The chapters examine the unique systems and institutions of the Korean bureaucracy including the National Election Commission, the police force, local government, the ceiling recruitment strategy, and procurement policy.
This timely collection will be of interest to researchers, graduate and undergraduate students in public administration and policy. It will also be a useful reference for bureaucrats in developing countries who seek to design policy for bureaucracy in concurrence with democratization.
Price: $47.99
Pages: 296
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Public Policy and Governance
Publication Date:
04 November 2019
ISBN: 9781838679262
Format: Paperback
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Korean scholars of public administration and civic education seek definitions and examples of good public administration. Among their topics are revisiting bureaucratic dysfunction: the role of bureaucracy in democratization, rediscovering Korea's local bureaucracy: the unsung players in the nation's democratization process, the supreme audit institution and democracy: the function of the Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea for democratization, public procurement policy in South Korea: approaches to sustainable development and anti-corruption, and the ceiling strategy as policy: limited bureaucratic expansion and democratization.
Tobin Im is a Professor of Public Administration at Seoul National University and Director of the Centre for Government Competitiveness, South Korea. Tobin was awarded a Ph.D. in Organizational Sociology from L’Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, he has written numerous articles in world class academic journals and has published many books in Korea, France, Holland, Russia and India. His research and teaching areas of interest include Organizational Theory, Performance Management, and Comparative Administration.
Introduction: Bureaucracy and Korean Development
Revisiting Bureaucratic Dysfunction: The Role of Bureaucracy in Democratization; Tobin Im
Electoral Democracy and the Role of the Electoral Management Body in South Korea; Seon-Gyu Go
Rediscovering Korea’s Local Bureaucracy: The Unsung Players in the Nation’s Democratization Process; Shi-Chul Lee
Bureaucracy, Regulatory Management, and Korean Democracy; Hyukwoo Lee
Change and Continuity in Police Organizations: Institution, Legitimacy, and Democratization; WonHyuk Cho
Supreme Audit Institution Bureaucracy and Democracy: Korean SAI (BAI)’s Functions for Democratization; Nanyoung Kim
Public Procurement Policy in South Korea: Approaches to Sustainable Development and Anti-corruption; Jesse W. Campbell
The Olympics, Soft Power, and Democratization: The Role of Bureaucracy; Kwnag-Hoon Lee
The Ceiling Strategy as Policy: Limiting Bureaucratic Expansion and Democratization; Hyemin Choi and Jisu Jeong