After development: transformation of the Korean presidency and bureaucracy

360 Pages·1997·0.83 MB·English

by  Sung Deuk Hahm, L. Christopher Plein

After Development : Transformation of the
title:
Korean Presidency and Bureaucracy
author: Hahm, Sung Deuk.; Plein, L. Christopher.
publisher: Georgetown University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0878406395
print isbn13: 9780878406395
ebook isbn13: 9780585182407
language: English
Korea (South)--Politics and government-
-1960-1988, Korea (South)--Politics and
subject government--1988- , Presidents--Korea
(South) , Bureaucracy--Korea (South) ,
Technology and state--Korea (South)
publication date: 1997
lcc: JQ1725.H345 1997eb
ddc: 352.23/095195
Korea (South)--Politics and government-
-1960-1988, Korea (South)--Politics and
subject: government--1988- , Presidents--Korea
(South) , Bureaucracy--Korea (South) ,
Technology and state--Korea (South)
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After Development
The Transformation of the Korean Presidency and
Bureaucracy
Sung Deuk Hahm
L. Christopher Plein
Georgetown University Press
Washington, D.C.
Page iv
Georgetown University Press, Washington, P.C. 20007
© 1997 by Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hahm, Sung Deuk.
After development : transformation of the Korean presidency and
bureaucracy / Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein.
p. cm.
Includes bilbliographical references.
1. Korea (South)Politics and government19601988. 2. Korea
(South)Politics and government1988. 3. PresidentsKorea
(South). 4. BureaucracyKorea (South). 5. Technology and stateKorea
(South). I. Plein, L. Christopher. II. Title.
JQ1725.H345 1997
352.23'095195dc21
ISBN 0-87840-639-5 (cloth) ISBN 0-87840-660-3 (pbk.)
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Contents
Preface vii
1 1
Introduction
Introduction 1
The Plan of the Book 5
A Preview of Our Findings 7
Conclusion 10
Notes 10
2 11
Korea in Transition
The Keys to Success: A Legacy of Differing Theoretical 11
Interpretations
The Dynamics of Authoritarian Transition 15
Understanding Developmental Transition: The Korean 19
Case
The Emergence of the Postdevelopmental State 23
Policy Arrangements As a Focus of Study 26
Conclusion 29
3 30
An Interpretative Framework for the Korean Presidency
and Bureaucracy
Building the Framework: Structural and Rational Choice 32
Foundations
Interpreting the Emergence and Evolution of 36
Authoritarian Arrangements
Interpreting the Decline of Authoritarian Arrangements 43
Conclusion 55
Notes 57
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4 61
Presidential Leadership and Technology Policy
Presidential Priorities and the Place of Technology 63
Policy
Presidential Leadership in the Postdevelopmental Era 73
Technology Policy in the Postdevelopmental State 79
Conclusion 82
Notes 84
5 86
Shaping Development: Structural Determinants, Policy
Choices, and Technology Transfer
International Political Economy of Technology Transfer 89
Government Policy and Empirical Patterns of 91
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer from the United States and Japan 104
in Korean Manufacturing Industries
Technology Transfer and the Developmental State 112
Technology Transfer in the Postdevelopmental State 121
Conclusion 124
Notes 125
6 129
Conclusion
Contours of the Developmental State in Transition 131
The Challenge of Institutional Development: the 134
Transformation of the Korean Presidency and
Bureaucracy
The Future of the Postdevelopmental State 139
Note 146
References 149
Index 161
Page vii
Preface
This book explores the dynamic changes now under way in South
Korea's political and institutional arrangements. In recent years,
economic and political factors have converged to loosen the grip of
authoritarian power over Korean economy and society. Indeed, Korea
is on the threshold of becoming a "postdevelopmental" state where
social and economic pressures will challenge existing institutional
structures. In short, Korea's transition to more liberal and democratic
institutional arrangements is not yet guaranteed. Through an analytical
framework which seeks to take into account the influences of social
and cultural factors as well as the incentives and motives of individual
actors, a portrait of institutional transition is provided. These
experiences are discussed against the backdrop of technology
development and transfer, a policy area of critical importance to
Korea's rapid modernization and economic development. This book
finds that the role of bureaucracy is likely to change in the face of
social transformation. We also find that the role of the president is
undergoing substantial transformation. Where presidents once enjoyed
absolute power over institutions, they must now increasingly act as
brokers among often competing private interests and public actors.
The authors approach this subject from different backgrounds and
perspectives. Sung Duek Hahm, who initiated this project, has
interests in policy analysis, technology policy, comparative public
policy, and institutional development and evolution in Korea,
especially as it relates to the Korean presidency. He brings to the
effort a deep grounding in Korean politics and administration.
Christopher Plein became involved in this project through his interest
in technology issues and policy, comparative policy and
administration, and political institutions. His interest in the project
stems particularly from the ramifications of globalization in economic
and political arrangements.