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Political Culture , Democracy and the Economic Crisis in Korea
Mo, Jong Ryn Institute for International Trade and Cooperation 1998 Asian International Studies Review Vol.2 No.1
The current economic crisis reflects the failure of the political system as much as the economic system. It is the job of the former to correct the problems of the latter. But the Korean political system failed to carry out long overdue reforms and contain the unfolding financial crisis. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direction of political reform in Korea in view of the failures of the political system to address the economic problems before the crisis. Among the many political problems confronting Korea, I have highlighted the role of political culture. Emphasis on culture does not mean that institutional reforms are unimportant. By all means, Korea should continue institutional reforms. But institutional reforms by themselves are insufficient to bring about the desired change in government performance. There is now a significant gap between cultural values and practices, and the formal rules of political institutions. Unless this gap is reduced, Korea will continue to suffer from political gridlock and stalemate, which was one of the leading causes for the economic crisis
Confucian Tradition and the Challenges of Trust and Accountability
Mo, Jong Ryn Institute for International Trade and Cooperation 2000 Asian International Studies Review Vol.3 No.2
This paper explores the relevance of culture for understanding the quality of governance in contemporary Korea. Beginning with definitions and dimensions of national culture, the paper gives a systemic description of the values and attitudes of contemporary Koreans. The effect of contemporary political culture on democratic performance is illustrated with and example of failed economic reforms before the 1997 economic crisis. Although some problems such as lack of pragmatism are or confucian origin, others, especially the lack of accountability, transparency or trust, cannot be attributed to Confucian tradition. Indeed, the paper argues that Confucian tradition is rich in ideas and practices promoting accountability, transparency and trust. Without fully understanding Confucian tradition, many scholars have been too hasty to associate contemporary Asian political culture with Confucianism. Furthermore, many traditional values and the institutions embodying them can teach us how to improve our governance. By asking what are truly traditional Confucian values and which among them are compatible with democracy, we can go a long way toward designing a system of confucian governance.
Evaluating the Korean Bargaining Power: The Case of the Financial Crisis in 1997
김석우 ( Seok Woo Kim ),( Jong Ryn Mo ) 한국세계지역학회 2007 世界地域硏究論叢 Vol.25 No.2
Ten years ago, the Korean economy was seriously hit by the financial crises. During the crises, and in the process of bailout program negotiations, Korea faced lack of bargaining power vis-a-vis the IMF and other international financial institutions. This paper tries to evaluate the overall Korean bargaining power during the crises, and to find out why the Korean bargaining power was so limited. This paper argues that procedural and structural constraints, lack of BATNA, time constraints, and domestic constraints lessened the Korean bargaining power during the financial crises. However, after some bailout programs by the IMF started, the Korean bargaining power was enhanced. Because of this, the Korean economy could recover from the crises earlier than expected. To assess the overall Korean bargaining power, this study suggests that scholars perform comparative studies on diverse types of negotiations done by the Korean government during the past 10 years.