Responsive democracy : increasing state accountability in East Asia / Jeeyang Rhee Baum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baum, Jeeyang Rhee, 1967-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies--East Asia--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Administrative agencies--Philippines--Management.

Government accountability--East Asia.

Government accountability.

Government accountability--Philippines.

Transparency in government--East Asia.

Transparency in government.

Transparency in government--Philippines.

East Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

East Asia.

Philippines--Politics and government--1986-.

Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Pres, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

" Responsive Democracy is a pioneering contribution to the political analysis of administrative law in East Asia. Both political scientists and legal academics will greatly benefit from the author's in-depth analysis of the intersection between presidential power and administrative law in the contrasting cases of South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines." ---Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University Law School "Baum's book is a very significant contribution because it focuses on a part of the world that has often been neglected in studies of democratization. It focuses attention on the nuts and bolts of what we mean by democratic consolidation and responsiveness. Indeed, if more political science were written with this clarity, we would all enjoy reading the literature much more " ---Joseph Fewsmith, Boston University Under what conditions is a newly democratic government likely to increase transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to its citizens? What incentives might there be for bureaucrats, including those appointed by a previously authoritarian government, to carry out the wishes of an emerging democratic regime? Responsive Dem ocracy addresses an important problem in democratic transition and consolidation: the ability of the chief executive to control the state bureaucracy. Using three well-chosen case studies---the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan---Jeeyang Rhee Baum explores the causes and consequences of codifying rules and procedures in a newly democratic government. In the Philippines, a president facing opposition has the option of appointing and dismissing officials at will and, therefore, has no need for administrative procedure acts. However, in South Korea and Taiwan, presidents employ such legislation to rein in recalcitrant government agencies, and, as a consequence, increase transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. Moreover, as Baum demonstrates by drawing upon surveys conducted both before and after implementation, administrative procedural reforms in South Korea and Taiwan improved public confidence in and attitudes toward democratic institutions. Jeeyang Rhee Baum is a Research Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Contents:

The logic of intrabranch delegation

Deregulation, bureaucratic conflict, and passage of the South Korean Administrative Procedure Act

Decline of Kuomintang dominance, bureaucratic conflict, and passage of the Taiwan Administrative Procedure Act

Cleaning house : administrative procedures and patronage politics in the Philippines

Sunset laws and the acceleration of regulatory reform in South Korea

Administrative reform and public attitudes toward democratic institutions in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines

Transparency, participation, and democratic responsiveness.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786613011602

9781283011600

1283011603

9780472025732

0472025732

OCLC:

792700036