scholarly journals Partisan Politics and Welfare Expenditures in South Korean Local Governments

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
김범수 ◽  
노정호
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Welfare Expenditures

Marine Protected Areas in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Young Kil Park ◽  
Seokwoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Government

South Korea has taken steps to achieve the Aichi Target 11 and several pieces of South Korean legislation require the government to make every effort to protect the ocean from pollution and manage conservation consistently. However, protected area coverage is recognized to be well short of target and recent assessment reports reveal that most MPAs are not managed well. The reasons for mismanagement are complex: lack of budget, lack of understanding among local residents and communities, vague jurisdictional boundaries between the regional office of the central government and the local governments, shortage of experts, etc. Therefore, the immediate and primary task for the government is to establish more effective management systems rather than increase the number and areas of the MPAs.

scholarly journals Relationship between Phobic Anxiety in Work and Leisure Activity Situations, and Optimistic Bias Associated with COVID-19 among South Koreans

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8436
Author(s):  
Young-Jae Kim ◽  
E-Sack Kim
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Optimistic Bias ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Phobic Anxiety ◽  
The Government

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the public is unable to maintain a proper balance between work and leisure, and an increase in community-based infections is causing severe phobic anxiety. Therefore, the present study investigated the differences in phobic anxiety between work and leisure activities according to optimistic bias among 533 South Korean citizens. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, t-tests, and a one-way analysis of variance were conducted to examine the data. The results showed that for leisure activities, women showed a higher perception of phobic anxiety. In addition, the group showing high optimistic bias had a higher perception of phobic anxiety in both work and leisure activity situations. Therefore, support measures to lower phobic anxiety among women are needed at the government level, while support and interest from family members are needed at home. Moreover, local governments must ensure active involvement to mitigate phobic anxiety among individuals, and measures are needed to more actively implement infectious disease prevention behaviors.

scholarly journals Challenges of Democracy in Nigerian Local Government System: A Critical Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-128
Author(s):  
Sheriff G.I. ◽  
Farouk I.B. ◽  
Aliyu I.B.
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
System A ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Government Level

After two decades of the return to civil rule, the not too impressive scorecard of Nigerian democracy has raised concerns and questions demanding answers as to why the country is still struggling with the delivery of democratic governance and dividends such as; social welfare, justice, even-federal development as well as equal access to national resources. The paper inspects carefully, those factors that have and are hindering the success of democracy and democratic governance in Nigeria especially at the local government level. In doing this, related literatures were reviewed while the Structural Functionalist theory is adopted as the theoretical model or frame work and the collection of data was carried out through the secondary source. The study reveals that democracy in Nigeria especially at the local government level has not done up to its expectation due largely to corruption, partisan politics, upper governmental interference, lack of local government autonomy, among others. It therefore recommends that among other things, the local governments should be granted it constitutional autonomy in powers and functions, the fight against corruption should be stretched to the local government areas while Local government officials are made accountable to the local residence and that the leaders should be more ethical in their political pursue

Regional dimensions of the South Korean water-energy nexus

2020 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2094946
Author(s):  
Jinyoung Lee ◽  
Hana Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Energy Intensity ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Related Energy ◽  
Water Energy Nexus ◽  
Energy Intensities

The linkage between water and energy, the water-energy nexus, is site specific. An integrated management approach to both resources begins with understanding a region’s water-energy nexus. This study built an inventory of water and energy consumption in 17 South Korean regions at each stage of the urban water cycle from 2012 to 2017, estimated the water-related energy intensities, and compared those values across regions. Additionally, this study conducted a series of regression analyses to identify the influences of various factors on water-related energy consumption. This study found regional variance in the total energy intensity as well as in the energy intensities at different stages of the water cycle. Both energy consumed and energy intensities generally increased over the study period. The findings show that greater attention should be paid to energy consumption in the water sector, especially in the wastewater treatment sector. In addition, the regression analyses revealed that management of energy intensity is the most impactful way to reduce energy consumption in the water sector. The positive impacts on water pollution and water consumption also bolster the necessity of water conservation efforts. This study presents regional priorities related to the water-energy nexus and provides water-related energy intensity benchmarks that local governments can use. The findings highlight the necessity of an integrated approach to water and energy.

Bargaining power and budget ratcheting: Evidence from South Korean local governments

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 100767
Author(s):  
Youn-Sik Choi ◽  
Mi-Ok Kim ◽  
Hyung-Rok Jung ◽  
Hyungjin Cho
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Bargaining Power ◽  
South Korean
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