This book is the product of several seminars with the former and the incumbent prime ministries, cabinet members and the National Assemblymen during the initial phase of the research for political reform. The EAI research team endeavors to comprehensively address the existing theoretical and empirical discussion about institutional reform of election, party and Assembly, and integrate a policy-relevant alternative. Seminars in which the former and the incumbent prime ministries, cabinet members and presidential secretaries participate contribute to a lively conversation among scholars and policy makers. The seminars play an important role in integrating empirical discussion originating from real politics into theoretical approaches about institutional reforms.

 Contents

I. Political Reform
Chapter 1. Constructing Direction and Model of Reform
Chapter 2. Reform of Party
Chapter 3. Reform of Electoral and Political Funds Institutions

II. Check and Balance of the National Assembly
Chapter 4. The National Assembly and Presidency
Chapter 5. The National Assembly and Parties
Chapter 6. The National Assembly, Civic Activism and Mass Media

III. Operation, Role and Accountability of the National Assembly
Chapter 7. Operation and Organization of the National Assembly
Chapter 8. Legislation
Chapter 9. Budgeting
Chapter 10. Ethics of the National Assembly

 Contributors

Speakers
Yun-Ho Kyoung, the chief of staff of National Assemblyman
Mun-Su Kim, 16th National Assemblyman
Jung-Kook Kim, the former staff of budgeting of Ministry of Finance and Economy
Jae-Hee Nam, the former minister of Ministry of Labor
Kwan-Yong Park, the incumbent chairman of the National Assembly
Sang-Hoon Yang, Chosun Ilbo
Kang-Lae Lee, 16th National Assemblyman
Hae-Chan Lee, 16th National Assemblyman
Jwa-Sun Lim, the chairman of National Election Commission
Ho-Yong Jung, the chairman of Library of the National Assembly
Sun-Hyoung Cho, 16th National Assemblyman
Byung-Jik Chu, the vice-minister of Ministry Construction & Transportation
Hwa-Pyoung Hea, the director of Institute for Modern Society Studies
Jeff Holland, the chief staff of Congress Budgeting Organization

Editor

Yun-Jung Lee, EAI Researcher