Publisher: Seoul National University Press 

Researcher: Huck-ju Kwon (GSPA, SNU)

Date Written: 2022.11.

Abstract

How can citizens with different thoughts and interests reach a consensus on policy objectives and effectively implement them? What norms should the administrative bureaucracy follow when making and executing policies in a conflict-ridden society? Should bureaucrats simply carry out decisions made by the ruling power without question? These questions are not only academic but also very practical for public officials and politicians involved in policy-making.

To address these questions, the author has included theoretical content from their research and applied it to analyze real policy case studies on socially significant issues such as universal basic income, public pension reform, and nuclear phase-out policies. Additionally, emerging topics such as international development cooperation, artificial intelligence, and democracy, which are expected to become important issues in the future, are also covered.

The author hopes this book will serve as a practical guide for public administration researchers and public officials who are grappling with solving social problems on the ground. For this reason, the book was written primarily for students of public administration and public sector employees. However, it is written in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in public policy. 

About the Editors

• Huck-ju Kwon is a Professor at Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and a Fulbright-Democracy Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the former President of the Korean Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC)

• Tatsufumi Yamagata is a Professor at the College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He is a former President of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID)

• Eunju Kim is an Assistant Professor at College of Social Sciences, Hansung University, Seoul, Korea

• Hisahiro Kondoh is a Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, Japan

Contents of the Book

• [Part I] Policy Rationale and Evolution of the Development Institutions

• [Part II] Role of Private Sectors in Development Cooperation

• [Part III] Emerging Agendas and New Challenges for International Development

Publisher: International Development and Cooperation Review

Researcher: Huck-ju Kwon (GSPA, SNU)

Date Written: 2020.09.

Abstract

The virus pandemic created a serious global health crisis, leaving a great number of people to deal with infection and death, but it also exposed significant social and economic problems that the world created in the process of globalization. This article aims to explore policy options for international development cooperation in response to the corona virus pandemic. Before presenting policy options, this paper will, first, identify policy failures of different governments and international agencies and global economic vulnerabilities that led a corona virus epidemic to the global pandemic. It will, secondly, examine policy constraints that will face global communities. Lastly, the paper will suggest policy options to the international development community to support developing countries to deal with policy challenges.