Taking the proposition that network structures make policy difference, this studyanalyses the decision making of global science business belt plan decision making. Results of analysis reveal the following. Different network structures seem to generate...
Taking the proposition that network structures make policy difference, this studyanalyses the decision making of global science business belt plan decision making. Results of analysis reveal the following. Different network structures seem to generate different types of logic in decision making. In the initial decision making, the policy community of organized interests formed policy through bargaining and negotiation using a formal channel between a very limited set of actors. However the modified decision making shows that the issue network of divided interests results in a conflicting policy through chiefly informal interaction, such as consultation between larger actors. In this manner, differentiated networks have emerged, causing incremental change to transform policy instruments at the present state of policy. This study could further understanding of Korea``s characteristics of decision making-that is, the properties of network structure and policy change in decision making-and suggest directions for developing solutions to Korea``s complex policy issues.