A Compulsion to Divergence: Administrative Concerns of Income and Wealth Inequality for Korea`s Olympic Generation = A Compulsion to Divergence: Administrative Concerns of Income and Wealth Inequality for Korea`s Olympic Generation
저자
발행기관
학술지명
권호사항
발행연도
2016
작성언어
Korean
자료형태
학술저널
수록면
2576-2578(3쪽)
제공처
The Republic of Korea has experienced a phenomenal and increasingly problematic course of economic growth since the late 1990s (Sung & Park 2011). The central government’s sponsorship policies for large family-owned conglomerates (chaebols) during its aggressive campaign to modernize its economy for international competitiveness was successful in that respect, yet it has taken a toll on Korean society in several aspects (OECD 2014; Song 2012). The economic development efforts have had repercussions on its culture, demographics, and environment that raise questions about the tradeoffs between economic stature and general social welfare (Easterlin 1974). Korea’s development seems likely to follow the path of divergence experienced by other developed nations (Piketty 2014) toward what is inevitably going to be a period of significant income inequality that may impact its long-term social outcomes (Bovaird 2014). Although there is considerable social awareness of the problem and some accompanying political debate, the inertia of inequality growth will be difficult to overcome. This compulsion, framed as an issue of social justice, is compromising Korea’s continued economic development and general conditions of social welfare. Of particular concern is the effects of income and wealth inequalities on Koreans who are coming of age at the present; those born after the 1988 Seoul Olympics and entering society as independent citizens in time for the 2018 Pyeonchang Olympics. This 30-year span marks a generation who have lived thus far in a society of abundant prosperity and development that may be approaching a plateau. These days income and wealth inequality are readily apparent in television and movie depictions of Korean society, as well as in the lived experience on the streets of Gangnam, Ilsan, Songdo, and other elite areas. This awareness brings a very real anxiety for the Olympic Generation as the hyper-competitive pressure to succeed and be on the “winning” side of inequality overwhelms their vision of the future. This is compounded by a concerted Westernization in Korean culture that includes several behaviors that are not conducive to the traditional collectivist value of social harmony (Inglehart & Barker, 2000). From an administrative perspective, income and wealth inequality confront the policy process in terms of equitable implementation and assessment of programs (Heshmati & Rudolf, 2014). There are also impacts on the relationship between citizens and their government, such as the legitimacy of authority and role of bureaucracy as representative of the people, as the population diverges. As new policies seek to mediate the income and wealth inequalities through better equality of opportunity, there are still institutions -both formal and informal -that retard change from the status quo. Public administration is challenged to serve the continued interests of establishment society while preparing for the needs of a new generation. This research seeks to draw a coherent picture of contemporary Korean social progress with specific attention paid to how public administration is regarding the growing income and wealth inequalities. In order to stay ahead of the potential problems that may arise, this study will situate Korea amongst its global peers to assess if it can avoid the same pitfalls of divergence that they are experiencing. As such, this work touches on both comparative administration and speculative governance; it will assess how other public administrations are addressing the problem and offer ideas for Korean governance. The objective is to offer reasonable proposals to policymakers for corrective reforms to divergence that will improve Korea’s standard of social justice. This paper proceeds in three sections by: 1) developing the idea of divergence in Korean society and situating it as a fundamental philosophical issue of the Olympic Generation; 2) presenting survey data, media reports, and other sources to complete the portrayal of the problem; and 3) discussing ways that public administration might help to mediate the inequalities.
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