The Korean government and public policies in a development nexus > Volume 1
Huck-ju Kwon, Min Gyo Koo, editors
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- Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014]
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- In the postwar period, Korea's economic and social-political metamorphosis is a rare example of a successful transition from one of the world's poorest developing countries to a highly sophisticated industrial society--an experience which many developing countries are keen to emulate. The change is particularly significant as Korea was able to reduce poverty and keep social inequality at a modest level during its rapid economic development. This volume analyzes the Korean transition in regards to the political and institutional foundation of its government and public policies. The government of Korea single-mindedly carried out public policies to stimulate economic growth, but the government and public policies have themselves been affected and changed by the process. The contention of this volume is that the transition of Korean society and the evolution of the Korean government are the results of two-way interactions. In this context, the volume analyzes the way in which the dynamics of public administration were shaped within the Korean government and the kinds of public policies and instruments that were adopted to encourage this economic and social development. This analysis will allow a more complete understanding of the economic and social transformation of Korea. Surprisingly, there is a paucity of research on this aspect--a gap which this volume seeks to fill. This volume shows that it is necessary to maintain consistency and coherence in government and public policy in order to achieve economic and social transformation, making it of interest to both scholars and policy-makers concerned with development in the Asia-Pacific.
- Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; References; Part I Government and Coordination for Development; 2 Institutional Presidency and National Development; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Institutional Arrangements for Executive Leadership; 2.2.1 The Presidential Secretariat: de facto "inner cabinet"?; 2.2.2 The Prime Minister and His Office: de facto "political bulletproof vest"?; 2.2.3 Central Agencies: "Standardizing" Core Administrative Functions; 2.3 Periodical Characteristics of Presidential Leadership; 2.3.1 Passive Institutionalization of the Core Executive: Late 1940s to Early 1960s.
- 2.3.2 Active Institutionalization of the Core Executive: Late 1960s to Late 1980s2.3.3 The Dilemmatic Institutionalization of the Core Executive: Late 1980s to Present; 2.4 Conclusion; References; 3 Managing Economic Policy and Coordination: A Saga of the Economic Planning Board; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 A Brief History of the EPB; 3.3 The Sources of the EPB's Institutional Preeminence; 3.3.1 StateSociety Linkages and Institutional Autonomy; 3.3.2 Strong Political Support for the DPM (and the EPB); 3.4 The EPB's Strategic Management of Economic Policy Change: An Episode.
- 3.5 The EPB's Demise and the Subsequent Never-Ending Experiments3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Bureaucratic Power and Government Competitiveness; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Formation of the Bureaucracy in a Korean Context; 4.3 The Golden Principles of Managing Organizations; 4.3.1 Chain of Command; 4.3.2 Line and Staff Authority; 4.3.3 Span of Control; 4.3.4 Centralization and Decentralization; 4.4 The Case of Korea's Government Organization; 4.4.1 Application of the Principle of Chain of Command; 4.4.2 Korean Version of the Principle of Separation Between Line and Staff.
- 4.4.3 Application of Span of Control4.4.4 Naerak (Informal Consent); 4.4.5 NaeInga (Preliminary Authorization); 4.4.6 Centralization Versus Decentralization; 4.5 Good Governance in Developing Countries; 4.5.1 Limits of the Principle of Government by the People; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Part II Public Policies for Development; 5 Governing the Developmental Welfare State: From Regulation to Provision; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two Modes of Welfare State Governance: Regulator and Provider; 5.3 Multifunctional Institutions and Social Welfare Before Industrialization.
- 5.4 Regulating Social Policy in the 1960s and Onwards5.4.1 Industrial Accident Insurance; 5.4.2 National Health Insurance; 5.4.3 National Pension Scheme; 5.4.4 Livelihood Protection Program; 5.5 Toward an Inclusive Developmental Welfare State; 5.5.1 The Minimum Living Standard Guarantee; 5.6 A Universal Welfare State for the Future?; References; 6 Trade Policy for Development: Paradigm Shift from Mercantilism to Liberalism; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Origins of Korea's Mercantilist Trade Policy; 6.3 Globalization and Institutional Transformation; 6.4 Conclusion and Policy Implications; References.
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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- JQ1725 .K674 2014eb
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- 9783319010984
3319010980
3319010972
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- Digital Object Identifier: 10.1007/978-3-319-01098-4
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- 859749836