The Two Sides of Korean Administrative Culture: Competitiveness or Collectivism?(Routledge Focus on Public Governance in Asia)

Series: Routledge Focus on Public Governance in Asia

This book explores two contradictory aspects of the Korean culture: competitiveness and collectivism. These two major concepts describe the dynamics of Korean public organizations, which explain the Hangang River Economic Miracle and political democratization. However, not many studies have focused on how competition within the central government, that is, competition among different agencies, has