The Korean Government and Public Policies in a Development Nexus

1. Introduction: The Role of Government in South Korea's Consolidation of Economic and Social Development.- 2. The Changes of Political Environment of Public Policy.- 3. The Changes in The Rationale of Governance.- 4. The Changes of the State and Society Relations.- 5. The Decline of Economic Growth Potentials and Future Development of Korea.- 6. The Evolution of the Korean Welfare State in Response to the Societal Change.- 7. Policy Responses to New International Economic Environment in the Post-Uruguay Round Period.- 8. Foreign Policy Challenges and Government Responses.- 9. Summary and Conclusion.

Jongwon Choi is Professor of the Graduate School of Public Administration and Director of the Asia Development Institute at Seoul National University. He graduated from Seoul National University (B.A. in Economics in 1982 and MPA in 1984) and obtained Ph. D. in public policy from University of Michigan in 1989. He was the Dean of Graduate School of Public Administration (2008-2010). Previously he worked for Economic Planning Board (EPB) and Korea Development Institute (KDI). He was a non-standing commissioner of Korean Fair Trade Commission, the Republic of Korea (2008-2011). He also was the chairman of Korean Public Enterprise Evaluation Committee (2012-2013). He is the President of the Korean Society of Public Enterprises since 2009. He was the editor of the Korean Public Administration Review. His research interest is on policy-making and policy implementation theories and empirical studies. His publications include: "James G. March and Policy Studies in Korea" (Korean Policy Studies Journal, 2014), "On ICT Governance and Regulation" (ICT Forum, 2014), "Institutional Leadership and Perceived Performance: Evidence from the Korean Minister Survey" (Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 2011), Consumers and the Rule of Law (Seoul National University Press, 2008, co-author), Korean National Governance System: Challenges and Strategies (Seoul: Nanam, 2008, co-author), and the like.



Huck-ju Kwon is Professor of the Graduate School of Public Administration and Deputy Director of the Asia Development Institute at Seoul National University. He is also the Editor of the Korean Public Administration Review and Co-editor of Global Social Policy (Sage). His research interest is on comparative social policy in East Asia, international development policy and global governance. He was Director of the Global Research Network on Social Protection in East Asia, funded by the Korea Research Council(2010-2013) and Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Yenching