Understanding Korean Politics : An

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.

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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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