The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, established in 1967. Its aims include the acceleration of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace. Since ASEAN member countries as a whole perform well in general, many countries and international organizations recognize that ASEAN has become a very important organization in the world. However, general understanding of ASEAN member countries is generally not high enough. Accordingly, more substantial cooperative programs must be developed in order to promote awareness and understanding between ASEAN member countries and other parts of the world. This book intends to be one of the mediums to promote understanding of ASEAN member countries in the areas of public administration and public governance. Among several areas of interest, this book concentrates on public affairs because public affairs would be one of the common interests in ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK). In Asia, public affairs, including public administration and public governance issues, are very important for the development of ASEAN member countries and ROK. In order to carry out a comparative study on public administration and public governance, selected experts from each ASEAN member country were involved in the process. This book is an outcome of the ROK-ASEAN Public Management Forum (hereafter, the forum). The forum was composed of a number of experts (academia and practitioners) in the areas of public administration, and the first forum was held in Seoul in late 2008.