Transformation of Korean politics and administration : a 30 year retrospective

• Main Author: Im, Tobin (Author)
• Other Authors: Berman, Evan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
• Series: Public policy and governance.
• Subjects: Korea (South) > Politics and government.; Public administration > Korea (South); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781803821177
• DOI: 10.1108/S2053-7697202235
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 pages).

Transformation of Korean Politics and Administration: A 30 Year Retrospective retraces critical junctures that were turning points in Korean history as seen from the historical path dependence theory. The 13 chapters explain the significant changes that have occurred in the major pillars of the Kore...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: A constantly growing economy
• Part I: Changes in the administrative environment
• Chapter 2. Changes in demographic structure
• Chapter 3. The wave of informatization
• Chapter 4. Changes in the occupational world
• Part II: Changes in the political administrative system
• Chapter 5. Democratization of the electoral system
• Chapter 6. The president and internal administartion
• Chapter 7. Administrative reform
• Chapter 8. Changes in capacity management methods
• Chapter 9. Change of power in the legislature
• Chapter 10. Changes in the judiciary
• Chapter 11. Local government and decentralization
• Part III: The next 30 years
• Chapter 12. Pessimistic scenario
• Chapter 13. Optimistic scenario: Middle-power nation
• Chapter 14. Prerequisites for the optimistic scenario: Trust in government.