COVID-19, Familism, and South Korean Governance

This book traces the factors that contributed to the success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, and identifies the concept of familism as a major environmental factor.

Dr. Jai Chang Park earned his doctorate in Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and is serving as a professor emeritus of Public Administration Department at the Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Seeking Crisis Response Implementation Governance Chapter 3 South Korea's Sociocultural Characteristics and State Chapter 4 South Korea's COVID-19 Response Implementation Governance Chapter 5 Outcomes of COVID-19 Response Implementation Governance Chapter 6 Conclusion