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A Study on the Wicked Problem of Public Policy – Prostitution

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2013, 23(4), pp.143-165
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

YOON YOUNG GEUN 1

1서울대학교 행정대학원

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ABSTRACT

These days public policy is often faced with problems which are not only difficult to answer, but also difficult to define. These are wicked problems. The more complex the problem and the more diverse the participants, the greater the likelihood that the policy will face wicked problems. Prostitution is a classic wicked problem in our society. However, it has not always been that way. Initially, prostitution was a tame problem which could be managed by government. Similarly, from the 1950s to the 1980s, government did not face many difficulties with prostitution policy, and did not have to consider any powerful lobby groups on this issue. Yet, since the 1990s, feminists who oppose the government have intervened in this matter, and prostitution has become a wicked problem. Ongoing discussions about the nature of prostitution mean that the issue is difficult to define and prostitution has become a wicked problem. Although there is no definitive way to solve a wicked problem, it is clear that new processes and ways of thinking are required, along with consistent actions over the long-term.

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