수사적 행정개혁과 문화적 갈등

Abstract

Administrative reform policies normally have a strong rhetoric flavour. The increased globalization of reform ideas and measures also enhances the rhetoric aspect of reforms. NPM-related reforms are said to be technical global remedies for the inefficiency of the public sector. However, reforms that are compatible with an cultural traditions are more often furthered or accepted than those that are incompatible. Korean society has been centered on hierarchical collectivism which contrasts with the egalitarian individualism of Western culture. NPM bases its ideological background on neo-libertarianism which has strong individualistic culture context while Korean tend to be collectivistic. It is not possible to change organizational culture that is strongly connected to national culture. Therefore, reformers must conduct a culture and structure diagnosis first. Then, they will get the idea about what kind of administrative reform model fits the culture.