An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of Birth Encouragement Programs of Local Governments in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-213
Author(s):  
Boon-Hey Choi ◽  
Chang-Won Lee
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Local Governments

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of the regional variation of hypertensive disease mortality and its socio-economic correlates in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Yong Park ◽  
Jin-Mi Kwak ◽  
Eun-Won Seo ◽  
Kwang-Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Hypertensive Disease ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disease Mortality

This paper presents a cross-sectional study based on the cause of death statistics in 2011 extracted from all 229 local governments in South Korea. The standardised hypertensive disease mortality rate (SHDMR) was defined by age- and sex-adjusted mortality by hypertensive diseases distinguished by International Classification of Disease- 10 (ICD-10). Variables taken into account were the number of doctors per 100,000 persons, the proportion with higher education (including university students and high school graduates), the number of recipients of basic livelihood support per 100,000 persons, the annual national health insurance premium per capita and the proportion of persons classified as high-risk drinkers. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression and geographically weighted regression (GWR) were applied to identify the potential associations. The statistical analysis was conducted with SAS ver. 9.3, while ArcGIS ver. 10.0 was utilised for the spatial analysis. The OLS results showed that the number of basic livelihood recipients per 100,000 persons had a significant positive association with the SHDMR, and the proportion with higher education had a significant negative one. GWR coefficients varied depending on region investigated and some regional variables had various directions. GWR showed higher adjusted R2 than that of OLS. It was found that the SHDMR was affected by socio-economic status, but as the effects observed were not consistent in all regions of the country, the development of health policies will need to consider the potential for regional variation.

Marrying into South Korean Rural Towns

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
South Korea ◽  
General Information ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Rural South ◽  
International Marriage ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Unification Church ◽  
Matching Process ◽  
Marriage Migrants

Chapter 2 provides the background for the empirical study that is the basis of Elusive Belonging. I first describe the context of rural South Korea, where one in three marriages is an international marriage, followed by a description of international marriage trends in Korea. Because most of my subjects were matched by the Unification Church, an international religious organization that promotes intermarriage, I then explain the Unification Church and its matching process. I describe the Korean state’s policies regarding marriage migrants and its “multiculturalism” project. Finally, I provide general information on my informants.

Best Practices and Strategies for Broadband Deployment

2011 ◽  
pp. 128-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Bouras ◽  
Apostolos Gkamas ◽  
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
National Level ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Broadband Networks

Broadband deployment is a necessity nowadays. It could help each country, municipality and region to grow and offer better quality of life to the citizens. Today, the emphasis on the development of broadband networks is on fixed Fibre To The Home solutions The lessons learned from countries that are leaders in broadband penetration and Fibre To The Home deployment could be proven very useful for under-served communities, regions and countries where the broadband penetration is low. Therefore, this chapter summarises the lessons learned from implementing (a) country-wide strategies formulated at the national level, and (b) local strategies formulated by the municipalities. Concerning the role of national and local governments, it should be noted that nowadays it is very urgent the involvement of government in the development of broadband infrastructure. Proposed noteworthy remarkable cases are Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

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 National-Local Networks and Immigration Governance

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-376
Author(s):  
Jill L. Tao
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
Local Officials ◽  
The Impact

The ability to regulate the flow of goods, capital and people across borders is one of the defining characteristics of nation-state political power. But there is not always agreement between the central government and local officials as to the desirability of immigration, where local governments may desire greater, or fewer, numbers of immigrants, depending on the local economy and labor needs. In South Korea, a unitary form of government offers an opportunity to examine the policy distance between the national government’s stance on immigration based on the politics of the ruling party, and the attitudes of local officials who work for metropolitan-level governments (those with a population of one million or more). I look at the impact of local economic market needs on local attitudes towards national immigration policy through the lens of intergovernmental relations and Lipsky’s concept of bureaucratic discretion. Comparing two cases drawn from local governments in South Korea with dissimilar economic bases but similar levels of local autonomy, I find that economic needs at the local level are addressed by local approaches to immigration policy. Contrary to expectations, the cases illustrate the relative importance of fiscal autonomy and a new understanding for political autonomy. These cases illustrate the need for caution when applying political and institutional theory within new contexts and offer new variables for future investigations of local autonomy.

Bioboard

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (08) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Bird Flu ◽  
Flu Vaccine ◽  
Biomedical Electronics ◽  
Set Up

AUSTRALIA — New Meningococcal Test to Identify Genetic Predisposition AUSTRALIA — Scientists Discover the Double Life of Proteins AUSTRALIA — Gene Discovery Offers Cancer Hope CHINA — The American Psychiatric Association's Awards for Young Scientists Encourage Research Expertise in China CHINA — DuPont Partners with China to Increase Farm Productivity CHINA — Deadly Enterovirus Afflicts Chinese Children CHINA — CAS Researchers Decode Genome of Mosquito-Killing Bacterium CHINA — CAS, Local Governments to Jointly Set Up a Biomedical Institute in Suzhou CHINA — Chinese and US Scientists Map Papaya Genes CHINA — Genzyme to Build New R&D Center in Beijing INDIA — Avesthagen Launches Bioactive Teestar INDIA — Scientists Find Kala-azar Protein INDIA — Bayer Launches Disease-Resistant Hybrid Rice Arize Dhani INDIA — SCHOTT Forms Pharmaceutical Joint Venture in India INDIA — IIT Mumbai Develops Chip to Detect Myocardial Infarction INDIA — Tamil Nadu Plans Poison Treatment Center in Every District INDIA — RFCL Opens Integrated Manufacturing Plant in India JAPAN — Pfizer to Launch Champix® – The First Prescription Oral Smoking Cessation Aid in the Country NEW ZEALAND — Asthma Linked to High Fat Diet PHILIPPINES — Surge in Dengue Cases in the Philippines SOUTH KOREA — Bird Flu Outbreaks Spread in South Korea SINGAPORE — Edwards Lifesciences Opens Its First Heart Valve Manufacturing Facility in Singapore SINGAPORE — Bioimaging and Stem Cell Research in Singapore gets a Million Dollar Boost from Latest Grant Calls by A*STAR SINGAPORE — Maccine Receives Bio-Industry Award for Best Preclinical or Clinical CRO in Asia TAIWAN — New Group for Biomedical Electronics Established TAIWAN — Stroke Evaluation Indicator Discovered VIETNAM — Vietnam Bird Flu Vaccine Returns Positive Results

Policy Learning or Diffusion: How China Opened to Foreign Direct Investment

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Ye
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Fdi Policies ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
Developmental Policies

When China embarked on economic reform in the late 1970s, its leaders aspired to learn from Japan's developmental policies that were restrictive of foreign capital. In the 1990s, China strove again to emulate Japan and South Korea in restricting foreign direct investment and promoting indigenous corporations. Despite these efforts, China's industrial catch-up was in fact led by FDI, in sharp contrast to the classic Japanese/Korean paradigm where FDI was strictly circumvented. Why was China unsuccessful in learning restrictive FDI policies? How did a new developmental path emerge in China? The answer lies in China's strong networks with diaspora communities. Through a diffusion mechanism, ties between local governments and diaspora capital helped initiate and catalyze China's FDI liberalization, despite the central efforts to learn from Japan and South Korea. Two critical reform episodes are examined: (1) the establishment of special economic zones and (2) the reform of state-owned enterprises.

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