Comparison between the Roles of Think Tanks in Policy-Making in the Republic of Korea and the U.S.

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목차

I. Introduction
I - 1. Background
I - 2. Purpose of this Essay

II. Independent Private Think Tanks of the U.S. and Bureau

III. Independent Private Think Tanks of Korea and Bureau

IV. Conclusion

References

본문내용

I. Introduction
I-1. Background

The existence of a private think tank that is self sustainable and free from any government influence is an important qualification needed in order to reflect the public’s voice in to policies. Also its existence is closely related to the realization of a democratic society. As national ruling systems change in order to emphasize the people’s participations, the importance of private think tanks have become significant as well(McGann and Weaver, 2000).

This essay starts out from the question “Why didn’t this important system of private think tanks develop in Korea?” As a brief explanation, the extent of development of private think tanks in Korea is at a very low state with the government-run policy research institutes playing the key roles of the system. Also, the human resources and financial state of the institutes classified as private think tanks are mostly insignificant. If this problem is viewed in the aspect of Korea’s civil society, the reason of this low development of private think tanks would be because the civil society’s participation is yet to be vitalized. Although this factor may be an immediate cause for the problem, it is not adequate to be of discussion.

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