Robert Bedeski

The Transformation of South Korea (eBook, ePUB)

Reform and Reconstitution in the Sixth Republic Under Roh Tae Woo, 1987-1992

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks on the economy. President Roe Tae Woo has, however, since 1987, introduced electoral and social reforms. Strikes and wage rises have followed, leading to a loss of competitive edge, and the growth of opposition parties has resulted in political stalemate. Robert E. Bedeski provides a thorough analysis of the institutions of government in South Korea and how they have been transformed by the introduction of political pluralism, and of the attempt to liberalize without undermining economic success. He also examines the new political parties and their role within the framework of the South Korean political system, as well as their social context. State reforms are compared with developments in Taiwan, the Phillipines, North Korea, China and the former Soviet Union. The major themes of state-building an deconomic development are thoroughly explored. The author also deals with South Korea's international environment and changing foreign policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134845149
• Artikelnr.: 41522477

Autorenporträt

Robert E. Bedeski has lived and worked in various parts of East Asia since 1959, has taught and written about the comparative politics and international politics of the region. He is now Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of abbreviations
1 State reform in South Korea
Introduction
Background of the modem Korean state
Conflict and political reform
The first five Republics: background to democratization
The Third and Fourth Republics: economic and social transformation under Park Chung Hee
Transition to the Fifth Republic
The Sixth Republic and the Roh presidency
Summary
2 The institutions of government
Foundations of the modem Korean state
Government structure
weak v. strong institutions
Liquidation of the legacy of the Fifth Republic
Constitutional reform in the Sixth Republic: the presidency and local government
The 1992 presidential elections
The election results
3 Political parties and South Korean politics
The character of political parties in South Korea
The institutionalization of political parties
The development of political parties in South Korea
The authority crisis of 1985
Creating a new ruling party
Political parties and liberalization
Conclusions
4 The economic context of reform
Introduction
Towards balanced growth: maturing of a developing economy
Labour
Capital
the chaebol and the state
Agriculture reform
The economic dimensions of social conflict
5 The social context of Korean politics
Divisions and unity in South Korean society
Factors of social change
Pluralism and equality
Education and Korean society
Social conflict
catalyst for democracy?
Conclusion
6 State reform in a comparative context
State
building and social engineering in South Korea
What is state reform?
Taiwan
another 'piecemeal experiment'
The People's Republic of China
North Korean politics
the Kim fl Song dictatorship
The USSR and its successor, Russia
Implications
Conclusions
7 South Korea's international environment and foreign policy
South Korea as a rising middle power
South Korea foreign policy: Nordpolitik
An assessment of Nordpolitik
8 Conclusions
Appendix: Roh Tae Woo's declaration of 29 June 1987
Notes
Selective bibliography
Index.