@article{695394,
      recid = {695394},
      author = {Kwon, Huck-ju. and Koo, Min Gyo.},
      title = {The Korean government and public policies in a development  nexus., Volume 1 [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 136 pages) :},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {In the postwar period, Korea's economic and  social-political metamorphosis is a rare example of a  successful transition from one of the world's poorest  developing countries to a highly sophisticated industrial  society--an experience which many developing countries are  keen to emulate. The change is particularly significant as  Korea was able to reduce poverty and keep social inequality  at a modest level during its rapid economic development.  This volume analyzes the Korean transition in regards to  the political and institutional foundation of its  government and public policies. The government of Korea  single-mindedly carried out public policies to stimulate  economic growth, but the government and public policies  have themselves been affected and changed by the process.  The contention of this volume is that the transition of  Korean society and the evolution of the Korean government  are the results of two-way interactions. In this context,  the volume analyzes the way in which the dynamics of public  administration were shaped within the Korean government and  the kinds of public policies and instruments that were  adopted to encourage this economic and social development.  This analysis will allow a more complete understanding of  the economic and social transformation of Korea.  Surprisingly, there is a paucity of research on this  aspect--a gap which this volume seeks to fill. This volume  shows that it is necessary to maintain consistency and  coherence in government and public policy in order to  achieve economic and social transformation, making it of  interest to both scholars and policy-makers concerned with  development in the Asia-Pacific.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/695394},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01098-4},
}