1st Edition

COVID-19, Familism, and South Korean Governance

By Jai Chang Park Copyright 2022
78 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

78 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

78 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book traces the factors that contributed to the success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea and identifies the concept of familism as a major environmental factor. The government of South Korea has achieved remarkable outcomes in its COVID-19 response, despite the fact that South Korea usually promotes a family-focused investment of resources at the expense of broader... Read more

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Seeking Crisis Response Implementation Governance

Chapter 3 South Korea's Sociocultural Characteristics and State

Chapter 4 South Korea's COVID-19 Response Implementation Governance

Chapter 5 Outcomes of COVID-19 Response Implementation Governance

Chapter 6 Conclusion

Biography

Dr. Jai Chang Park earned his doctorate in Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and is serving as a professor emeritus of Public Administration Department at the Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, Korea.