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@article{ART002109717},
author={Choi, Soon-Young},
title={Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea},
journal={Korean Society and Public Administration},
issn={1225-8652},
year={2016},
volume={27},
number={1},
pages={135-169}

TY - JOUR
AU - Choi, Soon-Young
TI - Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea
JO - Korean Society and Public Administration
PY - 2016
VL - 27
IS - 1
PB - Seoul Association For Public Administration
SP - 135
EP - 169
SN - 1225-8652
AB - This study evaluates the program budgeting system adopted by the Rho Moo-Hyun government in Korea in 2007. The authors explored the backgrounds and objectives of introducing the program budgeting system through literature review, interviews with public officials in charge of program budgeting system in the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and Expert Seminars. The evaluation model consists of three dimensions of effectiveness, system and practice, and operation. This study carries out analyses of the survey results of two groups: ① public employees who are in charge of program budgeting and performance management in the administrative branch,② public employees who are in charge of budget deliberation in the legislative branch. This study attempts to evaluate the program budgeting system by the evaluation model, based on the perception of the public employees in charge of program budgeting, performance management, budget deliberation in the administrative and legislative branches. The satisfaction of the program budgeting is higher in the administrative branch than the legislative branch. The results show that the respondents of the administrative branch feel more positive than ones of the legislative branch in most question items related to the dimension of the effectiveness, system and practice, and operation. 47% of the public employees in the legislative branch have experience contacting the website of dBrain while 84% of public employees in the administrative branch have the experience contacting that. On the other hand, budgeting is inherently political process, and legislators are reluctant to cede their budgetary discretion to a “rational” performance-based budgeting system. In addition, legislators are not likely to use performance measures because they distrust performance data prepared by the executive branch and are not involved in creating the measures. The author think these are some of the reasons why the legislative branch is in particular negative about the Program Budgeting System. Respondents of both of the branches are a little negative about the questions of whether program based financial autonomy is secured in the operation of program budgeting system and whether the program budgeting reflects the performance results of the programs.
KW - Program Budgeting System;Effectiveness;System and Practice;Operation
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Choi, Soon-Young. (2016). Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea. Korean Society and Public Administration, 27(1), 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. 2016, "Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea", Korean Society and Public Administration, vol.27, no.1 pp.135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young "Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea" Korean Society and Public Administration 27.1 pp.135-169 (2016) : 135.

Choi, Soon-Young. Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea. 2016; 27(1), 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. "Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea" Korean Society and Public Administration 27, no.1 (2016) : 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea. Korean Society and Public Administration, 27(1), 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea. Korean Society and Public Administration. 2016; 27(1) 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea. 2016; 27(1), 135-169.

Choi, Soon-Young. "Evaluating the Program Budgeting System in Korea" Korean Society and Public Administration 27, no.1 (2016) : 135-169.