Park Jung-hee Research Articles

Analysis on the Cause of Failure of the Reorganization of Military Command Structure by Park Jung-Hee’s Administration : Focused on the Change of Park’s Political Preference by the Political and Security Environmental Changes

Analysis on the Cause of Failure of the Reorganization of Military Command Structure by Park Jung-Hee’s Administration : Focused on the Change of Park’s Political Preference by the Political and Security Environmental Changes

Film Import Policy in the early Period of Park Jung-Hee's Regime

Film Import Policy in the early Period of Park Jung-Hee's Regime

The Contracting Negotiation and Outcome of the ROK andthe US Status of Forces Agreement during 1960's:the US Perception about Park Jung-hee Administration's Strategy

The Contracting Negotiation and Outcome of the ROK andthe US Status of Forces Agreement during 1960's:the US Perception about Park Jung-hee Administration's Strategy

박정희 정권의 스포츠정책 다시보기

박정희 정권의 스포츠정책 다시보기

Civil Service Reform in Participatory Government: Civil Service System in Transition

This paper analyzes the recent reform initiatives of the civil service system in Korea. The modern civil service system was founded during the Park Jung-Hee Administration. The major characteristics of the system can be summarized as a merit-based, rank-oriented, closed career, and centralized managemetn system. The Korean civil service system was instrumental during the period of government-led growth. However, the 1997 financial crisis and the ensuring economic recession instigated the Korean government reform program, including civil service reform. As the package of civil service reform policies has been formulated and implemented during the Kim Dae-Jung and Roh Moo-Hyun administrations, the Korean civil service system is experiencing a paradigm shift from a rank-oriented, closed career, seniority-based, and centralized management system to a job-oriented, open-career, performance-based, and decentralized system. This article outlines three factors explaining the transformation. For Korean civil service reform to be successful, implementation is required for a certain period of time. The article discusses several tasks that are necessary for fully achieving the reform goals of the participatory government.