Original
Green Budgeting in South Korea: Issue Ownership and Ministerial Leadership
Abstract
ABSTRACT As climate governance gains urgency, green budgeting has emerged as a vital policy tool to align fiscal systems with environmental goals. Yet, institutional and leadership factors shaping its success remain underexplored. This study examines how issue ownership and ministerial leadership jointly influence green budgeting outcomes in South Korea. Using fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis of 13 central government bodies implementing green budgeting in 2023, we identify four pathways to high performance. Institutionalized long‐term environmental planning emerges as a necessary condition. Two key mechanisms are identified: alignment between ministerial leadership and issue ownership, and politically experienced ministers who leverage institutional and external resources despite weak personal environmental commitment. These findings suggest that effective green budgeting depends not only on leadership but also on embedded institutional arrangements. Our study contributes to the public management literature by offering a dynamic understanding of issue ownership and expanding the scope of ministerial leadership in environmental governance.
中文
韩国的绿色预算：议题所有权与部长领导力
摘要
随着气候治理日益紧迫，绿色预算已成为使财政体系与环境目标相一致的重要政策工具。然而，影响其成功的制度与领导因素仍未得到充分探讨。本研究考察议题所有权与部长领导力如何共同影响韩国的绿色预算结果。我们运用模糊集定性比较分析（fsQCA）对2023年实施绿色预算的13个中央政府机构进行分析，识别出四条实现高绩效的路径。制度化的长期环境规划成为一个必要条件。研究识别出两种关键机制：部长领导力与议题所有权之间的契合，以及政治经验丰富的部长在个人环境承诺较弱的情况下仍能调动制度与外部资源。这些发现表明，有效的绿色预算不仅取决于领导力，也取决于嵌入性的制度安排。本研究通过提供对议题所有权的动态理解，并拓展部长领导力在环境治理中的范围，为公共管理文献作出了贡献。
关键词
绿色预算、议题所有权、部长领导力、韩国、环境治理、模糊集定性比较分析、制度安排、公共管理