@article{ART002504843},
author={Young Hwan Park},
title={Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2019},
volume={26},
number={3},
pages={287-315},
doi={10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010}
TY - JOUR
AU - Young Hwan Park
TI - Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2019
VL - 26
IS - 3
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 287
EP - 315
SN - 1225-8539
AB - This article explores local characteristics of municipality that can have an influence on legislative behaviors of members of the Provincial Assembly in Korea. Studies conducted in the United States have suggested that size, scope and bias of municipalities, despite the impact of national politics, are significant predictors of the outcome of local elections in lower-level democracy. Based on the result, the paper hypothesizes that legislative behaviors of local representatives are likely to be constrained by the local characteristics in Korea. Using a survey of all members of the 10th Provincial Assembly in Gyeongsangbuk-Do, the paper examines this hypothesis. The empirical findings show that size, scope and bias of municipalities in Gyeongsangbuk-Do have a close association with legislative behaviors of members of the Assembly. In particular, low levels of population size, autonomous power and bias enable local representatives to represent residents and increase legislative productivity. As a result, the paper rethinks the way we evaluate that the local politics has been under the control of national politics in that local representatives respond to the local characteristics of municipalities in Korea.
KW - Municipality;Local Characteristics;Members of the Provincial Assembly;Legislative Behaviors;Representative Behaviors
DO - 10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
ER -
Young Hwan Park. (2019). Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 26(3), 287-315.
Young Hwan Park. 2019, "Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.26, no.3 pp.287-315. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park "Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 26.3 pp.287-315 (2019) : 287.
Young Hwan Park. Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea. 2019; 26(3), 287-315. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park. "Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 26, no.3 (2019) : 287-315.doi: 10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park. Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 26(3), 287-315. doi: 10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park. Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2019; 26(3) 287-315. doi: 10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park. Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea. 2019; 26(3), 287-315. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
Young Hwan Park. "Local Characteristics of Municipality and Local Representatives’ Legislative Behaviors in Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 26, no.3 (2019) : 287-315.doi: 10.18107/japs.2019.26.3.010
