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245 0 4 _aThe experience of democracy and bureaucracy in South Korea /
_cedited by Tobin Im.
264 1 _aBingley, U.K. :
_bEmerald Publishing Limited,
_c2017.
264 4 _c�2017
300 _a1 online resource (xxxviii, 254 pages).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aPublic Policy and Governance,
_x2053-7697 ;
_vv. 28
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aPrelims -- Revisiting bureaucratic dysfunction: the role of bureaucracy in democratization -- Electoral democracy and the role of the electoral management body in South Korea -- Rediscovering Korea's Local bureaucracy: the unsung players in the nation's democratization process -- Bureaucracy, regulatory management, and Korean democracy -- Change and continuity in police organizations: institution, legitimacy, and democratization -- Supreme audit institution and democracy: the function of the board of audit and inspection (BAI) of Korea for democratization -- Public procurement policy in South Korea: Approaches to sustainable development and anti-corruption -- The Olympics, Soft power, and democratization: the role of bureaucracy -- The ceiling strategy as policy: limiting bureaucratic expansion and democratization -- Index.
520 _aSouth 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.
588 0 _aPrint version record
650 0 _aPublic policy (International law)
_961087
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zKorea (South)
_961088
650 0 _aBureaucracy
_zKorea (South)
_961089
650 7 _aPolitical Science
_xPublic Affairs & Administration.
_2bisacsh
_958101
650 7 _aPolitical science & theory.
_2bicssc
700 1 _aIm, To-bin,
_eeditor.
_961090
776 _z9781787144729
776 _z9781838679262
830 0 _a Public policy and governance ;
_vv. 28.
_957504
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S2053-7697201728
999 _c51968
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