The Korean State and Social Policy

Ringen, Stein; Kwon, Huck–ju; Yi, Ilcheong; Kim, Taekyoon; Lee, Jooha

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199734351.001.0001

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“…The post-crisis government also guaranteed income maintenance in terms of enhancing social assistance and unemployment benefits. The latter initiative represented a significant departure from the pre-existing array of welfare systems associated with minimal income support and a strong emphasis on self-reliance (Ringen et al, 2011). Before the introduction of the current social enterprise policy, the Korean government experimented with policy options such as a self-reliance program to respond to the unemployment and welfare problems simultaneously.…”

Section: Historical Legacies Behind the Formation Of Social Enterprismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The developmental state also relied on 'organizational and institutional links between politically insulated state developmental agencies and major private-sector firms' (Deyo, 1987: 19). Accordingly, there was a bipartite coalition between the government and chaebol (family-owned, diversified conglomerates), combined with the political subordination of civil society and labour (see Ringen et al, 2011). This coalition again highlighted how Korea does not have an inclusive policy-making tradition, nor a framework to support a negotiated approach to policy reform through consulting with societal actors, such as labour and civil society groups.…”

Section: Historical Legacies Behind the Formation Of Social Enterprismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The state in Korea, as a low social spender, was less involved in providing social provision than its Western counterparts, but it did play a significant welfare role as a regulator (Goodman, White and Kwon, 1998;Ringen et al, 2011). On this basis, the Korean developmental state shifted welfare responsibility onto the private sector, including companies, nonprofit organizations and families, and used its regulatory power to force the private sector to provide and finance certain types of social provision and care.…”

Section: Historical Legacies Behind the Formation Of Social Enterprismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy

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This study draws upon communicative processes in policy transfer to consider the ways in which policy may be adapted to context or distorted. The theoretical framework is used to investigate exactly what the South Korean government borrowed from UK social enterprise policy. Despite claims that the UK was the source of both the general policy direction and the particular regulatory device, the Korean government did not learn about the specific contexts of the British policy, nor attempt two-way communication with domestic stakeholders. Rather, the UK policy was interpreted in accordance with the Korean government's own ideas about how to utilize social enterprise. Historical legacies of top-down decision making played an important role in this process, as did the state's role as a regulator which mobilizes the private sector to achieve policy goals. The consequences have been negative for those organizations refused social enterprise status under the Ministry of Labor's strict approval system, as well as for the original target population: the socially disadvantaged and vulnerable. It is suggested that the model advanced may help to illuminate the reasons why some borrowed policies differ considerably from the originals, and the use of policy transfer as a means of legitimization.

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Section: Historical Legacies Behind the Formation Of Social Enterprismentioning

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“…For instance, the efficacy of the Korean developmental state can be attributed largely to a highly centralized and bureaucratized administrative system (Amsden 1989;Woo-Cumings 1999)-as in Gorski's argument about the Prussian case (Gorski 2003). However, the decades of authoritarian rule hindered the development of a more democratic and inclusive policy-making framework (see Ringen et al 2011;Lee 2014). To this end, attention needs to be given to examining the relationship between legitimacy and policy outcomes in new democracies.…”

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“…The previous authoritarian regime in South Korea (hereafter Korea) tried to secure its legitimacy by ensuring output-oriented effectiveness-which relied largely on government capacity and bureaucratic autonomy-instead of input-oriented democratic legitimation. Economic development was essential for output-oriented legitimacy, but social policy was also initiated in an attempt to strengthen the legitimacy of the authoritarian developmental state (Woo-Cumings 1999;Kwon 1999;Ringen et al 2011). After the democratization of 1987, however, the output-oriented effectiveness was no longer deemed a sufficient basis for legitimacy.…”

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Is “legitimized” policy always successful? Policy legitimacy and cultural policy in Korea

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2015

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This study aims to provide a new three-way typology of policy legitimacy (i.e., substantive legitimacy, procedural legitimacy, and feasibility-centered legitimacy), while taking into account the relationship between politics (elected officials) and administration (unelected officials) as one of the most significant but under-discussed issues in the studies of policy legitimacy. This analytical framework is used to investigate the empirical case of South Korea's cultural policy. The sequential causal relations between the three types of legitimacy and policy outcomes are then discussed. The case analysis demonstrates that the substantive and procedural legitimacy achieved in the earlier stages of the policy process were not enough to guarantee a successful policy outcome, and hence, feasibility-centered legitimacy was needed as a necessary condition for policy success. If there is a lack of consistency among the three types of legitimacy and coordination issues between elected and unelected officials in the legitimization process, seemingly legitimate policies could have unsuccessful outcomes. This study will contribute to the theoretical advancement of policy legitimacy and to the empirical examination of the legitimization process in recently democratized countries like Korea.

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Capitalist maturity and South Korea's post‐development conundrum

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2018

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South Korea's post World War II economic development trajectory is well known. From an impoverished warn-torn nation, the country has progressed on all fronts. However, the objective is to focus on the "postdevelopment" question, namely, what does a country do after it becomes prosperous. To put it another way, what are some of the emergent challenges that successful development poses for Korea, and how might it tackle them.

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The Korean State and Social Policy

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Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy

Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy

Is “legitimized” policy always successful? Policy legitimacy and cultural policy in Korea

Capitalist maturity and South Korea's post‐development conundrum

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