Understanding Korean Politics: An Introduction (SUNY series in Korean Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791448894 ISBN 13: 9780791448892

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 2001

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Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Korea and East Asia, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to contemporary Korean politics. It explicates the great changes in South Korea, which has gone from being one of the poorest nations to a proud member of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation while making the transition to democracy. The work focuses on the geopolitical and cultural setting, historical evolution, institutional foundation, dynamics of political leadership, and political and administrative processes of Korean politics. It also features chapters on political determinants of the rise and decline of the Korean economy, foreign and unification policy of South Korea, and political development and decay in North Korea.

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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. He is the author of Contemporary Japanese Politics. Chung-in Moon is Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. He is the author of several books, including Globalization and Democratization in South Korea: Assessments and Projects and Democracy and the Korean Economy.

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• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0791448894
• ISBN 13: 9780791448892
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 376
• Herausgeber: Kil Soong Hoom, Moon Chung-in
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