Description
Book SynopsisTransformation 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 Korean politics and administration system, helping readers understand the processes of how a ‘premodern’ society characterized by simplicity became a modern or even post-modern society characterized by multiple and complex operations.
This volume gives rich insights to those who are eager to learn lessons from Korea’s experiences, provide an additional understanding about temporal dimension of the described events and explore monarchic presidential power, the shifting of power to the legislative branch, the changing role of judiciary branch, government reform strategies, decentralization reform.
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Table of ContentsChapter 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
