Understanding Korean Politics : An Introduction,9780791448908

Understanding Korean Politics : An Introduction

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ISBN13: 9780791448908
ISBN10: 0791448908
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-05-01
Publisher(s): STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Author Biography

Soong Hoom Kil is a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and former Professor of Political Science at Seoul National University. Chung-in Moon is Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
ix
Introduction: Understanding Korean Politics
1(8)
Soong Hoom Kil
Chung-in Moon
Understanding Korean Politics: Four Legacies
1(3)
Structure of the Book
4(5)
Korean Politics: Setting and Political Culture
9(24)
Woon-Tai Kim
Geopolitical Setting
10(3)
Economic Setting
13(6)
Social Setting
19(5)
Political Culture
24(5)
Conclusion
29(4)
Development of Korean Politics-A Historical Profile
33(39)
Soong Hoom Kil
American Occupation and the First and Second Republics (1945-1960)
34(13)
In the Heart of Darkness: Political History of the Third through Sixth Republics
47(10)
Broken Promises: Politics and Economy under the Kim Young Sam Government
57(6)
Conclusion: Toward a New Political Horizon
63(9)
The Institutional Foundations of Korean Politics
72(35)
David C. Kang
Institutions and Politics
71(9)
Institutional Foundations of Korean Politics
80(9)
Political Implications for Korean Politics
89(9)
Conclusion
98(9)
Political Leadership in Korean Politics
107(34)
Ki-shik S. J. Hahn
The Political Leaders of the First and Second Republics
108(9)
The Political Leaders of the Third and Fourth Republics
117(7)
The Political Leaders of the Fifth and Sixth Republics
124(9)
Conclusion: Evaluating Political Leadership and the Patterns of Official Recruitment
133(8)
The Political Process in Korea
141(34)
Jung Bock Lee
Elections in Korea
142(12)
The Political Parties of Korea
154(7)
Students, the Military, Mass Media, and Interest Groups in Korea
161(9)
Conclusion
170(5)
The Administrative Process in Korea
175(26)
Dong-suh Bark
History of the Korean Administration: An Overview
175(6)
Democratization of the Administration
181(5)
Functions of the Administration
186(6)
Administrative Division of Labor and Resource Mobilization
192(3)
Enhancing Bureaucratic Performance: Evaluation and Control
195(2)
Conclusion
197(4)
The Politics of Economic Rise and Decline in South Korea
201(30)
Chung-in Moon
Sunghack Lim
Contending Models of the Political Economy of South Korea: Market, the State, Networks, and the International System
202(3)
Historical Trajectory of Economic Transformation: An Empirical Overview
205(8)
Accounting for the Rise and Decline of the Korean Economy
213(11)
Conclusion
224(7)
The Foreign and Unification Policies of the Republic of Korea
231(38)
Byung Chul Koh
Themes in South Korea's Foreign Policy
232(12)
Changes in South Korea's Foreign Policy
244(5)
Continuity and Change in South Korea's Unification Policy
249(4)
The Unification Policy of the Sixth Republic
253(5)
The Unification Policy of the Kim Young Sam Government
258(4)
The ``Sunshine'' Policy of the Kim Dae Jung Government
262(2)
Conclusion
264(5)
Understanding the North Korean Political Framework
269(88)
Sung Chul Yang
Approaches to the Study of North Korean Politics
269(5)
Common Elements: Promise versus Practice
274(11)
Deviations: Objective Conditions and Subjective Attributes
285(16)
Conclusion
301(8)
Appendices
1. Suggested Reading List
309(10)
2. Map of Korea
319(4)
3. Basic Facts on Korea and the Korean Peninsula
323(4)
4. Korean Constitution
327(26)
5. Government Structure of the Republic of Korea
353(4)
Contributors 357(4)
Index 361

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