Understanding Korean Politics : An Introduction

by Kil, Soong Hoom; Moon, Chung-In

• ISBN13: 9780791448908
• ISBN10: 0791448908
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS

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