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1 online resource (250 pages) |
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Title page; copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction: ConsolidatingDemocracy in South Korea; The Conceptual Challenge: Is South Korea's Democracy ""Consolidated""?; Comparative Perspectives; Conditions for Democratic Consolidation; Political Culture and Political Institutions; Civil Society; Economic Performance; A More Democratic South Korea?; Notes; ch2-South Korean Democratic Consolidation in Comparative Perspective; Democratic Consolidation: Conceptual Review; The Mode of Democratic Transition; Supportive Conditions for Democratic Consolidation |
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Obstacle to Democratic ConsolidationFrom Blessing to Impediment: The Ambivalent Role of the Economy; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Party Politics in South Korea's Democracy: The Crisis of Success; The End of an Era; Political Culture; A Crisis of Success; The Contradiction of South Korean Party Politics; Notes; ch4-Civil Society and Democratic Consolidation in South Korea: Great Achievements and Remaining Problems; Transformation of the State-Society Relationship; A New Civil Society; The Role of Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation |
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Remaining Problems: Low Democratic Instititutionalization and High Political InstabilityThe South Korean Case in Cross-Temporal and Cross-Naitonal Perspectives; Notes; ch5-Labor Against Itself: Structural Dilemmas of State Monism; The Empirical Puzzle; Historical Legacies; Labor in Electoral Democracy; Notes; ch6-Democracy and Economic Performance in South Korea; Between Demoprosperity and Demodisaster: Contending Models and an Alternative View; Democratic Changes and Economic Performance in South Korea; Economic Downturn and Democracy: Are There Any Causal Relationships? |
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Economic Reform Under Kim Dae JungAssessing Kim Dae Jung's Performance; A Learning Opportunity?; Conclusion; Notes; ch7-Electoral Politics and Economic Crisis, 1997-1998; A Triumph of Democracy; Regionalism and Moralism; A Game of Party Mergers; The Institutional Vacuum; Conclusion; Notes; ch8-Continuing Democratic Reform: The Unfinished Symphony; The Progress of Democratic Reforms; The Retreat of the Military; The Chaebol Nexus; Elections; Political Change and Reform Under Kim Dae Jung; Issues in the Process of Democratization; The Primacy of the President; Corruption; The Judiciary |
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Human Rights and Civil SocietyThe Media; Local Government; Political Parties, Entourages, and the National Assembly; Regionalism; Social Equity and Democratization; The Prospects for Democratization; Notes; The Contributors; Index; About the Book |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Korea (South)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1988-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91003875
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| Subject |
Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Diamond, Larry Jay, editor.
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Kim, Byung-Kook, editor
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| ISBN |
9781626373150 |
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1626373159 |
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