Responsive democracy : increasing state accountability in East Asia

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The work Responsive democracy : increasing state accountability in East Asia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Responsive democracy : increasing state accountability in East Asia

Title remainder

increasing state accountability in East Asia

Statement of responsibility

Jeeyang Rhee Baum

Creator

• Baum, Jeeyang Rhee, 1967-
• Baum, Jeeyang Rhee, 1967-

Author

• Baum, Jeeyang Rhee, 1967-
• Baum, Jeeyang Rhee, 1967-

Subject

• Government accountability -- Philippines
• Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1986-
• Transparency in government -- East Asia
• Transparency in government -- Philippines
• Administrative agencies -- East Asia -- Management
• Administrative agencies -- Philippines -- Management
• East Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
• Government accountability -- East Asia

Language

eng

Summary

• 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 Democracy 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. --Book Jacket

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

352.3/5095

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

JQ1499.A58

LC item number

B38 2010eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography