문민정부의 행정개혁

Abstract

This paper analyzes the background, contents, and characteristics of administrative reform during the five years of the Kim Young-sam government. First, the background of the administrative reform of the Kim Young-sam government was externally identified as a period when the world sought a new order after the end of the Cold War, and domestically, it was identified because it had the task of the era of eradication of military authoritarianism. Second, the main contents of the Kim Young-sam government's administrative reform were found to be government organizational reorganization, regulatory reform, promotion of privatization of public enterprises, local administrative reform, and anti-corruption reform. Third, the general characteristics of the administrative reforms of the Kim Young-sam government are that for the first time since the Park Chung-hee administration, comprehensive reform of economic ministries was carried out, and the administrative reform promotion system was complex and dually operated. In addition, reforms for public enterprises were centered on privatization, but the results were somewhat sluggish. Fourth, the characteristics of each element of the administrative reform of the Kim Young-sam government were as follows. The method of reform was developed in a way that high-ranking officials, led by the president, design, lead, and delegate reforms in the early days of the government. From the middle of his tenure onwards, the reforms were carried out in a gradual way by mutual agreement between senior and low-ranking positions. The target of reform was extended to all fields including politics, economy, society, education, and justice. The reforms achieved tangible results in areas such as deregulation of administrative regulations, administrative improvement centered on the convenience of the people, anti-corruption, administrative management, decentralization and reform through local autonomy.