Democratic governance and bureaucratic politics: A case of pension reform in Korea

Policy and Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-206

  Yang, Jae Jin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bureaucratic politics; Governance; Korea; Pension reform

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; PENSION SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; WELFARE REFORM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 1842788872     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557304773558143     Document Type: Article

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