Public Administration and Socio-Economic System of the Republic of Korea

This book examines socio-economic and political issues in South Korea. It assesses social indicators - based on a database constructed using data from Statistics Korea, OECD, World Bank, UN and IMF - to identify administrative and policy issues. The first section provides a review of Korea’s progress from a development state to a global economic powerhouse. The second section focuses on theoretic frameworks such as development administration, development state, and democratization. The third section highlights issues in public administration and governance, and assesses relevant social indicators. The chapters, ranging from political structure and constitution to personnel management, adopt a question-driven format that provides readers with evidence-based and comprehensive analysis of South Korea. This book, which covers both socio-economic outlook and administrative issues of South Korea, will appeal to students in public administration, comparative politics, and Korean Studies.