민선자치의 성과평가

In the last decade, there was a debate on the performance level of Korean local autonomy which was revived in the year of 1991. This study examines the performance level of the local autonomy. For this purpose, the study makes a balanced approach with an objective evaluation and a cognitive evaluation. In the objective evaluation, statistical data are collected to measure the performance level of the local autonomy in relations with political corruption, local election participation, financial independence and decentralization efforts. In the cognitive evaluation, the study conducted a survey to the members of Taegu-Gyungpook Local Autonomy Association. The survey asked them to evaluate the level of corruption, leadership, the role of local council, citizen participation, the influence of local autonomy on regional development and the quality of life, decentralization effort of local council. According to the result, the performance level is highly evaluated in the areas of leadership, regional development and quality of life, while the performance level is low in the areas of corruption, financial independence, citizen participation, decentralization effort of local council and other aspects.