South Korea is often cited as a case of miraculous transformation from poverty to prosperity. Korea's achievement of moving from one of the world's poorest countries as recently as the early 1960s to the ranks of the ten biggest economies only four decades later has rightly attracted interest from policymakers and scholars alike.
This book identifies the factors that shaped relations between the state and big business in Korea, the 'developmental alliance'. These factors offer a cogent framework in which to identify and predict changes in power relations between government...
South Korea is often cited as a case of miraculous transformation from poverty to prosperity. Korea's achievement of moving from one of the world's...
As significant as its economic progress, from a dirt poor and devastated nation in the 1960s, is South Korea's emerging welfare state. Although established in a short time, and still immature in some aspects, its unique East-Asian model now faces a population that is ageing at an unprecedented rate.
As significant as its economic progress, from a dirt poor and devastated nation in the 1960s, is South Korea's emerging welfare state. Although establ...
This book examines how inter- and intra-party coalition-building affects governability in South Korea. Focusing on the Kim Dae-jung administration (1998-2003) as a case study in the failure of a government to turn electoral success into stable governability, or ability to implement reform policies, the book's research draws on two bodies of literature which, though focusing on the same dependent variable (cabinet or government stability), have rarely been used in tandem: coalition research on parliamentary systems and studies of divided government in presidential systems.
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This book examines how inter- and intra-party coalition-building affects governability in South Korea. Focusing on the Kim Dae-jung administration ...
The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theories or culturalist arguments. Nor can various globally eye-catching traits of this society in industrial work, education, popular culture, and a host of other areas be analyzed without developing innovative conceptual tools and theoretical frameworks designed to tackle the South Korean uniqueness directly.
This book provides a fascinating account of South Korean society and its contemporary transformation. Focusing on the...
The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived s...
Despite the common held belief that Asian nations have displayed anti-market tendencies of under-consumption and export-oriented trade since the Asian financial crisis, in the 10 years since the crisis, South Korea has bucked this trend accruing a higher debt rate than the US. This groundbreaking collection of essays addresses questions such as how did the open market policies and restructuring processes implemented during the Asian financial crisis magnify the consumption and debt level in South Korea to such an extent? What is the impact of these financial changes on the daily lives of...
Despite the common held belief that Asian nations have displayed anti-market tendencies of under-consumption and export-oriented trade since the As...
This unique book examines the conceptual development of human rights in North Korea from historical, political and cultural perspectives.
Dr Jiyoung Song explains how North Korea has understood the concepts of human rights in its public documents since its independence from Japan in 1945. Through active campaigns and international criticism, foreign governments and non-governmental organisations outside North Korea have made numerous allegations of human rights violations. On the other hand, the efforts to engage with North Korea in order to improve the human rights situation...
This unique book examines the conceptual development of human rights in North Korea from historical, political and cultural perspectives.
This text explores the evolution of social movements in South Korea by focusing on how they have become institutionalized and diffused in the democratic period. The contributors explore the transformation of Korean social movements from the democracy campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s to the rise of civil society struggles after 1987.
This text explores the evolution of social movements in South Korea by focusing on how they have become institutionalized and diffused in the democrat...
This book investigates the contextual factors that led to Korean society becoming 'broadband heaven' -- the most wired nation in the world -- by scrutinizing the historical contexts surrounding the Korean Information Infrastructure (KII) project (1995--2005), which aimed to establish a nationwide high-speed backbone network, as well as its later evolution, which involved redesigning the public infrastructure. The book details the hidden mechanisms and the real elements of building the 'broadband heaven': the global constraints conditioning its telecom policies, the dense state--capital...
This book investigates the contextual factors that led to Korean society becoming 'broadband heaven' -- the most wired nation in the world -- by scrut...
The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called Korean wave in Asia mean there is an increasing desire to understand contemporary Korean Society. To this end, this book provides a critical and progressive analysis of the diverse issues that impact on and shape contemporary Korean society at both local and national levels.
The contributors address issues and movements which include:
The state and regime
Human rights
Gender
Civil society and social movements
Culture...
The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called Korean wave in Asia mean there is an increasing de...
Examining the experiences of the globalising Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company, this book provides an overview of the nature of the global automobile industry, before considering the globalisation processes that the Korean industry has undertaken.
Examining the experiences of the globalising Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company, this book provides an ove...