The experience of democracy and bureaucracy in South Korea /

• Other Authors: Im, To-bin (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
• Series: Public policy and governance ; v. 28.
• Subjects: Public policy (International law); Democracy > Korea (South); Bureaucracy > Korea (South); Political Science > Public Affairs & Administration.; Political science & theory.

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...