Understanding Korean Public Administration
Although much has been written about Korean public administration, the international academic community has little knowledge about it as most of the literature has been written in Korean. This book aims to make this knowledge more accessible internationally by filling that gap, covering both the history and the current status of the Korean public administration. This book is a collaboration of many Korean public administration scholars and would appeal to those interested in the secrets of Koreas rapid development in such a short span of time.
Each chapter covers historical contexts, key to understanding Korean public administration and an important aspect as Korea is a fast-changing society. The book takes a more pragmatic approach than putting the Korean experience into Western theories. Each chapter, therefore, provides an extensive discussion on the lessons learned and practical implications.
Kwang-Kook Park is Professor at the Department of Public Administration, the Catholic University of Korea. His research focuses on organizational theory, government innovation, and cultural policy. He served as the President of the Korean Association of Public Administration in 2013. He has been the President of Korea Environment Institute since 2014. He has published numerous articles that have appeared in the International Review of Public Administration, the Korean Public Administration Review, the Korean Policy Studies Review, and others.
Wonhee Lee is Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy at Hankyong National University and also Executive Director at the Research Center on State Owned Enterprises, Korea Institute of Public Finance.
Seok-Hwan Lee is Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration and Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy at Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea where he specializes in public performance measurements and management.
Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
1 The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea
A fragile miracle
Tat Yan Kong
2 Market and Society in Korea
Interest, institution and the textile industry
Dennis McNamara
3 Social and Economic Policies in Korea
Ideas, networks and linkages
Dong-Myeon Shin
4 North Korea in the World Economy
Edited by E. Kwan Choi, Yesook Merrill & E. Han Kim
5 Legal Reform in Korea
Edited by Tom Ginsburg
6 Women, Television and Everyday Life
Journeys of hope
Youna Kim
7 Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea
Edited by Chang Yun-Shik and Steven Hugh Lee
8 The Development of Modern South Korea
State formation, capitalist development and national identity
Kyong Ju Kim
9 Industrial Relations in Korea
Diversity and dynamism of Korean enterprise unions from a comparative perspective
Jooyeon Jeong
10 The Global Korean Motor Industry
The Hyundai Motor Companys global strategy
Russell D. Lansbury, Chung-Sok Suh and Seung-Ho Kwon
11 Korean Workers and Neoliberal Globalisation
Kevin Gray
12 Korea in the New Asia
East Asian integration and the China factor
Francoise Nicolas
13 Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea
European investors and mismatched globalization
Judith Cherry
14 Korea Confronts Globalization
Edited by Chang Yun-Shik, Hyun-ho Seok and Donald L. Baker
15 Koreas Developmental Alliance
State, capital and the politics of rapid development
David Hundt
16 Capitalist Development in Korea
Labour, capital and the myth of the developmental state
Dae-oup Chang
17 Political Protest and Labour Movements in Korea
Solidarity among Korean white-collar workers
Doowon Suh
18 Retirement, Work and Pensions in Ageing Korea
Edited by Jae-jin Yang and Thomas R. Klassen
19 South Korea Under Compressed Modernity
Familial political economy in transition
Kyung-Sup Chang
20 New Millennium South Korea
Neoliberal capitalism and transnational movements
Edited by Jesook Song
21 Human Rights Discourse in North Korea
Post-colonial, Marxist and Confucian perspectives
Jiyoung Song
22 Digital Development in Korea
Building an information society
Myung Oh and James F. Larson
23 The Politics of Coalition in Korea
Between institutions and culture
Youngmi Kim
24 South Korean Social Movements
From democracy to civil society
Edited by Gi-Wook Shin and Paul Chang
25 IT Development in Korea
A Broadband Nirvana?
Lee Kwang-Suk
26 Contemporary South Korean Society
A critical perspective
Edited by Hee-Yeon Cho, Lawrence Surendra and Hyo-Je Cho
27 De-Bordering Korea
Tangible and intangible legacies of the Sunshine Policy
Edited by Valrie Gelzeau, Koen De Ceuster and Alain Delissen
28 Koreas Retirement Predicament
The ageing tiger
Edited by Thomas R. Klassen and Yunjeong Yang
29 Leader Symbols and Personality Cult in North Korea
The leader state
Jae-Cheon Lim
30 The Failure of Socialism in South Korea
19452007
Yunjong Kim
31 Nouveau-riche Nationalism and Multiculturalism in Korea
A media narrative analysis
Gil-Soo Han
32 Understanding Korean Public Administration
Lessons learned from practice
Edited by Kwang-Kook Park, Wonhee Lee, and Seok-Hwan Lee
33 Modern Korea and its Others
Perceptions of the Neighbouring Countries and Korean Modernity
Vladimir Tikhonov
34 Samsung, Media Empire and Family
A power web
Chunhyo Kim