Presidential Success Conditions II

"Presidential Success Conditions II: Reflections and Proposals" contains the proceedings of invitational seminars with key figures from past governments and ministers from major government ministries, conducted in the early stages of research by the EAI Presidential Reform Research Team. It offers sharp advice derived from the vivid experiences of former officials, including criticisms of the "Imperial Presidency," institutional proposals for power and responsibility sharing between the President and the Prime Minister, and critiques and reform proposals for the Blue House Secretariat, past and present. This book offers significant implications not only for those involved in state affairs but for all of us who must seriously consider the role of the President.

Table of Contents

Part I: Presidential Authority and Responsibility

Chapter 1: A Critical Evaluation of the Current Presidential Responsibility System

The System of Presidential Irresponsibility and the Decline in State Administration Capacity | Hongkoo Lee

The Imperial Presidency as Viewed Through the Constitution | Chul-un Park

Bureaucrats, the National Assembly, and Presidential Authority | Kyungwon Kim

The Dilemma of State Administration in the Era of Democratization | Jongchan Lee

Chapter 2: The President and Power Structures

The Authority and Responsibility of the Prime Minister | Jae-bong Roh

The Imperial President and Power Structures: The National Assembly, Prosecution, and Board of Audit and Inspection | Kyungshik Kang

Changes in the Status of Intelligence Agencies and the Temporal Evolution of the State Administration System | Youngsoo Kim

Towards Establishing the Proper Status of Intelligence Agencies | Jongchan Lee

Part II: New State Administration Systems and Institutional Reforms

Chapter 3: Reform Directions for the State Administration System

Changes in National Agendas and the Reestablishment of National Strategy | Bongkyun Kang

Characteristics and Limitations of Government Organization | Choongnam Kim

Chapter 4: Institutional Reform Through Decentralization

Political Reform and Administrative Reform | Chul-un Park

Reforming the Presidential System Through a Responsible Prime Minister System | Hongkoo Lee

Proposals for Strengthening the Prime Minister's Authority | Bongkyun Kang

Part III: Presidential Secretariat

Chapter 5: Historical Trajectory of the Presidential Secretariat

President Park Chung-hee and the Early Presidential Secretariat | Jeongryum Kim

The Role of the Chief Secretary in the Fifth Republic | Kyungwon Kim

The Presidential Secretariat in the Era of Democratization | Youngsoo Kim

Chapter 6: The Role and Organization of the Presidential Secretariat

Tasks of the Presidential Secretariat in the Era of Decentralization | Sa-kong Il

The Presidential Secretariat and the Establishment of National Strategy | Youngsoo Kim

The Presidential Secretariat and Administrative Reform | Kyungshik Kang

Presidential Projects and the Revitalization of Teamwork | Choongnam Kim

Chapter 7: The Planning Function of the Presidential Secretariat

- Presidential Transition Committee

Evaluation of the Presidential Transition Committee for the 15th President | Jongchan Lee

Transition Process and Policy Coordination | Youngsoo Kim

- Policy Planning

Presidential Projects and the Politics of Reform | Se-il Park

Establishment of National Strategy and Foreign Relations | Kyungwon Kim

Planning for National Strategy and the Presidential Support System | Chul-un Park

Strengthening the Presidential Secretariat and Policy Planning | Youngsoo Kim

Chapter 8: The Coordination and Conflict Resolution Functions of the Presidential Secretariat

The Role of Senior Secretaries | Sa-kong Il

The Presidential Secretariat and the Coordination Function | Bongkyun Kang

Institutionalizing the Policy Coordination Process | Choongnam Kim

Chapter 9: Personnel Management of the Presidential Secretariat

Utilizing Think Tanks and Principles of Personnel Management | Sa-kong Il

Guaranteeing Ministerial Terms and Improving Personnel Recruitment | Bongkyun Kang

Archived Documents and Personnel Evaluation | Youngsoo Kim

Reforming the Professional Civil Service System | Kyungshik Kang

Building Trust and Establishing Personnel Principles | Chul-un Park

Improving Personnel Systems for Revitalizing Teamwork | Choongnam Kim

Abolishing Personnel Secrecy | Se-il Park

JoongAng Ilbo, December 28, 2002, Book Review "The Path to a Successful Presidency"

In intellectual circles, there is currently an outpouring of advice on how President-elect Roh Moo-hyun can achieve success. Within this context, the report "Presidential Success Conditions" from the East Asia Institute (Director Kim Byung-kook) is the first project of the East Asia Institute, which launched as a private policy research institution in July of this year. Volume 2, containing the accounts of elder statesmen, is particularly noteworthy. Professor Se-il Park (Institute for International Area Studies, Seoul National University), who led this project, emphasizes the horizontal exchange between theory and practice. He stresses that "scholarship without horizontal exchange between theory and practice becomes empty learning detached from reality," and that this project holds significant meaning in a society lacking policy research.

Author

Kang Kyungshik

Graduated from Seoul National University College of Law; Master's degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Served as Deputy Minister for Planning and Budget at the Economic Planning Board, Minister of Finance, Chief Secretary to the President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy, and Member of the 12th, 14th, and 15th National Assembly. Currently Chairman of the Financial and Insurance Division of Dongbu Group.

Works: Beyond Economic Stabilization, Days with Economic Development, Kang Kyungshik's Financial Crisis Diary, etc.

Kang Bong-kyun

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Commerce; obtained a Master's degree in Economics from Williams College, USA; and a Ph.D. in Economics from Hanyang University. Served as Vice Minister of Economic Planning Board, Minister of Information and Communication, Senior Secretary to the President for Policy Planning, Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance and Economy, and President of the Korea Development Institute. Currently a member of the 16th National Assembly.

Books: Korean Economic Development Strategy, Open World, Flexible Economy, etc.

Kim Kyung-won

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law; obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University, USA. Served as Professor at New York University, USA; Professor at Korea University, College of Political Science and Economics; Special Advisor to the President for International Politics; Chief of Staff to the President; Ambassador to the UN; and Ambassador to the USA. Currently President of the Social Science Research Council, Chairman of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs, and Distinguished Professor at Korea University Graduate School of International Studies.

Works: Revolution and International System, etc.

Kim Young-soo

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law. Served as Chief Prosecutor of the Public Security Division of the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office; Special Advisor and Chief Secretary to the Director of the National Security Planning Agency; First Deputy Director of the National Security Planning Agency; Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and Member of the 14th National Assembly. Currently a lawyer, Chairman of the Korea Youth Culture Research Institute, Chairman of the Korea Museum Association, and Chairman of the Seoul Arts Center Patrons' Association.

Works: Change Your Thinking, Change Your World, etc.

Kim Jeong-ryeol

Graduated from Oida Higher Commercial School, Japan (now the Faculty of Economics, Oida University); obtained a Master's degree in Economics and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Clark University, USA. Served as Director-General of Revenue, Ministry of Finance; Vice Minister of Finance; Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Finance; Minister of Commerce and Industry; Chief Secretary to the President; and Special Envoy Ambassador to Japan. Currently Honorary Chairman of the Sangwoohoe (Association of Former Public Officials).

Works: 30 Years of Korean Economic Policy - Kim Jeong-ryeol's Memoirs, Ah, Park Chung-hee - Kim Jeong-ryeol's Political Memoirs, Policy Making on the Front Lines: Memoirs of a Korean Practitioner 1945~79, World Bank, etc.

Kim Choong-nam

Graduated from the Korea Military Academy and Seoul National University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, USA. Served as Special Advisor for Investigation, Office of the President; Special Advisor for Political Affairs, Office of the President; Visiting Professor at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA; Special Advisor for Public Information II, Office of the President; and Professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security. Currently Research Fellow at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii.

Works: Analysis of Modern Communism, Political Society and Political Education, Successful Presidents, Failed Presidents, etc.

Noh Jae-bong

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Political Science and International Relations; obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from New York University, USA. Served as Professor at Seoul National University, College of Social Sciences; Special Advisor to the President for Political Affairs; Chief of Staff to the President; 22nd Prime Minister; and Member of the 14th National Assembly. Currently President of Seoul Digital University and Distinguished Professor at Myongji University.

Works: Citizen Democracy, Thought and Practice, Korean Democracy, etc.; Translated Works: Korean Nationalism, European Diplomatic History, etc.

Suh Kong-il

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Commerce; obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA, USA. Served as Professor at New York University, USA; Vice President of the Korea Development Institute; Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs; and Minister of Finance. Currently Chairman of the World Economy Research Institute.

Works: Economic Development and Government and Entrepreneurs, Korea's Economy in the World, The World Does Not Wait, etc.

Park Se-il

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law; obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University, USA. Served as Research Fellow at the Korea Development Institute; Professor at Seoul National University, College of Law; Senior Secretary to the President for Policy Planning; Senior Secretary for Social Welfare; and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Currently Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University.

Works: Law and Economics, Managing Education Reform, Reforming Labor Management Relations, etc.; Translated Works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, etc.

Park Chul-un

Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law; obtained a Master's degree in Law from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Law from Hanyang University. Served as Prosecutor-General; Special Advisor for Political Affairs, Office of the President; Special Advisor for Legal Affairs, Office of the President; Special Assistant to the Director of the National Security Planning Agency; Policy Advisor, Office of the President; Minister of Political Affairs; Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth; Vice President of the United Liberal Democrats; and Member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th National Assemblies. Currently a lawyer.

Works: A Study on the Conflict Between Freedom of the Press and National Security, Those Who Fear Change Cannot Create, I Came to Visit You at 4077, etc.

Editor

Lee Soo-hyun: Graduated from Korea University, Department of Political Science and International Relations; currently pursuing a Master's degree in the Graduate School of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University.

For the convenience of readers, parts of the manuscript of this book are being released.