South Korea since 1980 /

South Korea since 1980 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Heo, Uk, 1962-
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 216 pages)
Language:English
Series:The world since 1980
World since 1980.
Subject:
Democratization -- Korea (South) -- History -- 20th century.
Democratization.
Economic history.
Politics and government
Korea (South) -- History -- 1988-2002.
Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1988-2002.
Korea (South) -- Economic conditions -- 1988-2002.
Korea (South) -- History -- 2002-
Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Korea (South) -- History -- 1960-1988.
Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1988.
Korea (South)
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826759
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Roehrig, Terence, 1955-
ISBN:9780511932588
0511932588
9780511931246
0511931247
9780511778513
0511778511
9780521761161
0521761166
9780521743532
0521743532
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"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 the 1960s, the 1997 financial crisis, and the economic reforms that followed and concludes with the North Korean nuclear crisis and foreign relations with regional powers. The theoretical framework of this book addresses how democratization affected all of these dimensions of South Korea. For instance, democratization allowed for the more frequent alternation of political elites from conservative to liberal and back to conservative. These elites initiated different policies for dealing with North Korea and held different views on South Korea's role in its alliance with the United States. Consequently, ideological divides in South Korean politics became more stark and the political process more combative"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Heo, Uk, 1962- South Korea since 1980. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521761161
Table of Contents:
  • 1 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.

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