善治研究分析框架——以地方治理为中心

Local Good Governance:A Research Framework

国家治理的研究超越应然的观点,对何为治理,如何客观地判断治理的成败,在什么条件下治理能够成为可能等研究仍有不足,需要进行具体的实证研究。在这样的问题意识之下,本文意在提出地方治理的分析框架。为此,本文首先综述了国内外有关国家治理研究的基本概念和观点,批判地分析了国家治理指标。在此基础上提出地方治理的分析框架、指标、标准、指导原则和研究假设,最后通过对韩国案例的分析总结了地方治理的效用。

This paper proposes a research framework for the empirical analysis of good governance,particularly at the local level.It first reviews existing literature on local governance and discusses basic conceptual issues on local good governance.It then criticizes and sheds light on the limits of empirical studies on good governance indicators.It then provides an analytic framework on local good governance and key indicators,guidelines and hypotheses to be utilized for future empirical research.The finally illustrates the utility of the framework by applying it to two successful cases of local governance in South Korea.