

Title |
A means of reducing corruption
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Sub Title | Greater openness in public service recruitment system |
Material Type | Article |
Author(English) |
Kim, Jaehoon; Lee, Hojun |
Publisher |
[Sejong] : Korea Development Institute |
Date | 2014 |
Journal Title; Vol./Issue | KDI Policy Forum:vol. 258 |
Pages | 11 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Documents |
Original Format | |
Subject | Government and Law < Public Administration |
Holding | Korea Development Institute |
License | ![]() |
Abstract
Hiring former government officials can provide benefits in utilizing the accumulated knowledge, but also creates problems in that they can be abused as lobbying channels. One of the primary causes of Korea’s savings bank collapse was the hiring of former oversight agency officials and their prominent role in illegal lobbying. The primary reason for the usage of former government employees as lobbying arms is to the close, personal ties between former and current officials, reinforced by the closed recruitment system. The possibility exists that retired officials with close ties to current officials may be used as lobbying channels. Closed recruitment practices were also implicated in a recent controversy over nuclear power plant corruption. (The rest omitted)