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South Korea since 1980 /
"This book examines the changes in politics, economics, society, and foreign policy in South Korea since 1980. Starting with a brief description of its history leading up to 1980, this book deals with South Korea's transition to democracy, the stunning economic development achieved since t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | World since 1980.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Politics, Economics, and Foreign Relations before 1980
- Introduction to Korea
- Early Korean History
- Chosun Dynasty: 1392-1910
- Japanese Occupation: 1910-1945
- Liberation and Division
- Syngman Rhee and the Republic of Korea
- The Korean War: 1950-1953
- South Korean Politics and the Rhee Years
- An Interim Year: Chang Myon and the Second Republic (1960-1961)
- Park Chung-hee and Military Rule: 1961-1979
- The End of the Park Chung-hee Regime
- Conclusion
- 2 From Dictatorship to Democracy
- Return to Military Rule: Chun Doo-hwan and the Rolling Coup
- Chun Doo-hwan and the Fifth Republic (1980-1988)
- Transition to Democracy
- 1987 Presidential Elections
- Roh Tae-woo and the Sixth Republic
- 1992 Presidential Elections
- Holding the Military Leaders Accountable for the Past
- Conclusion
- 3 Democratic Consolidation and Social Change
- Domestic Politics during the Kim Dae-jung Administration
- The Roh Moo-hyun Administration
- The Lee Myung-bak Administration
- Conclusion
- 4 Economic Development and Financial Crisis
- Economic Development
- Domestic Savings and Private Investment
- Education
- The Second Oil Shock and Economic Adjustment
- Democratization, the Roh Tae-woo Administration, and the Economy
- The Kim Young-sam Administration and the 1997 Financial Crisis
- The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
- The Government's Response
- Conclusion
- 5 Economic Reform and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
- Corporate Reforms
- Labor Reforms
- Financial Reforms
- The Roh Moo-hyun Administration and the KORUS FTA
- The Expected Effects of the KORUS FTA
- Ratification of the KORUS FTA in South Korea
- The Lee Myung-bak Administration
- Conclusion
- 6 Inter-Korean Relations and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
- Inter-Korean Relations under the Former Military Generals
- The Kim Young-sam Administration and the First North Korean Nuclear Crisis
- The Kim Dae-jung Administration and the "Sunshine Policy"
- The Roh Moo-hyun Administration
- The Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis
- The Peace and Prosperity Policy
- The Lee Myung-bak Administration
- Continuation of the Second Nuclear Crisis
- The Policy of Mutual Benefits and Common Prosperity
- Conclusion
- 7 The South Korea-U.S. Alliance
- An Uncertain Guarantee: 1945-1953
- The ROK-U.S. Alliance
- Formal Security Treaty
- Economic and Military Aid
- U.S. Conventional Forces
- Nuclear Weapons
- The ROK-U.S. Alliance Since 1980
- Reinvigorating the Alliance: The Chun-Reagan Years (1981-1989)
- The Alliance and the End of the Cold War
- Friction and Questioning the Alliance
- Restructuring the Alliance
- Conclusion
- 8 South Korea and the Regional Powers
- China
- Sino-Korean Relations and the End of the Cold War
- Economic Ties and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
- Japan
- Soviet Union/Russia
- South Korean-Russian Relations: Potential, Expectations, and Cooperation
- Oil and Gas Reserves
- Railroad Deal
- Space Program Cooperation
- Conclusion
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.