This paper analysed the ethical impact of npm-oriented administrative reform policies to the public servant. For this purpose the new theoretical framework. that is ethical burden. was developed and used. In this analysis the term ethical burden means...
This paper analysed the ethical impact of npm-oriented administrative reform policies to the public servant. For this purpose the new theoretical framework. that is ethical burden. was developed and used. In this analysis the term ethical burden means the endowment of obligation and responsibility to the public servant in his ethical act. Of course nom-oriented this approach was very important and indispensible for overcoming the economic crisis in Korea. But this approach has some disfunctional impacts to the public servant's ethics. Namely under the situation of npm-oriented reform. many public servant have ethical burden in the decision-making related to value or ethics and made a positive or negative decision making. In this paper I analysed the relationship and impacts between nom-oriented reform and ethical burden of public servants. For the systematic analysis, I compared two countries, Korea and Japan. Some differences were found between two countries. Overall Korea and Japan have responded positively to the npm-oriented policies, but Korea have reponded negatively to the speed of npm-oriented reform. That is, the speed of reform in Korea is very fast compared with Japan. And rapid and strong reform strategies have rasied many problems, that is, conflict, cynicism. and ethical burden, etc.. Thus for the effective administrative reform, more detailed and incremental methods are needed. And moreover the collaboration of nom-oriented reform and ethics management is needed for the sustainable and reliable reform in Korea.