In terms
of cultural dimensions, South Korea has a borderline PDI with a
score of 60 which indicates that it is a slightly hierarchical
society where centralization is popular. Finally,
SEA developments in South Korea indicate the presence of SEA
legislation and provisions for SEA public participation including
the presence of SEA application in policy planning and public
participation. Consequently, South Korea’s relatively borderline
PDI may explain the paradox between its hierarchical
vertical down-streaming of SEA findings to EIA and its
problematic horizontal legislative cohesiveness.