Change and Crisis: An Empirical Analysis of Effect of the Change of Local Government Leader on the Policy Process

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the change of the local government leader affects the policy process. This research was performed based on empirical analysis through theoretical research and questionnaire survey. The main research results are as follows. First, the change of local government leaders has a profound effect on the policy process. Second, the more frequently the local government leader was changed, the more the government officials policy changes appeared. Third, the change in policy due to the change of the local government leader was felt stronger as the official level of the official was higher and the education level of the official was higher. Fourth, the more frequent the change of local government leaders, the more cases of major policy changes.