The experience of democracy and bureaucracy in South Korea

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 in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Im, To-bin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. Emerald Publishing Limited 2017
Series:Public Policy and Governance
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Collection: Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Prelims
  • 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
  • Includes bibliographical references