Corruption control and prevention in the Korean government Achievements and challenges from an institutional perspective
- Authors
- Choi, Jin-Wook
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Keywords
- South Korea; Corruption; Institutionalization; Institutional building
- Citation
- ASIAN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, v.7, no.3, pp.303 - 314
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ASIAN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 303
- End Page
- 314
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/80864
- DOI
- 10.1108/AEDS-11-2017-0111
- ISSN
- 2046-3162
- Abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how corruption has changed over time in South Korea and to explore how the corruption control and prevention efforts of the Korean government have been successful and failed. Design/methodology/approach - This paper draws on institutional theory to formulate a qualitative analysis to assess the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies and measures, and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of anti-corruption reform efforts in South Korea. Findings - This paper argues that while the Korean government has been quite successful in building anti-corruption institutions to control low-level petty corruption, it has failed to institutionalize anti-corruption institutions to curb high-level grand corruption. Originality/value - While many studies have attempted to identify the successful factors of fighting corruption, this paper draws a theoretical distinction between institution-building vs institutionalization to examine the success and failure of corruption control and prevention efforts in South Korea.
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