South Korea: A Country Study

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Andrea Matles Savada, William Shaw
DIANE Publishing, 1997 - 408 pagine
Describes and analyzes South Korea's political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions. Examines the inter- relationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Provides a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 

Sommario

Korea under Japanese Rule
16
World War II and Korea
20
South Korea under United States Occupation 194548
21
Economy and Society
25
Establishment of the Republic of Korea
26
The Korean War 195053
27
The Syngman Rhee Era 194860 The Political Environment
29
Society under Rhee
31
The Postwar Economy
32
South Korea under Park Chung Hee 196179
34
The Military in Politics
35
Economic Development
39
Society under Park
41
Foreign Relations
46
The Transition
48
The Democratic Republican Party
49
Students in 1980
50
The Kwangju Uprising
51
The Chun Regime
52
The 1980 Constitution
53
Chuns Cultural Revolution
54
Economic Performance
55
The Demise of the Chun Regime
57
Chapter 2 The Society and Its Environment
63
Topography and Drainage
67
Climate
68
Population
71
Population Trends
73
Population Settlement Patterns
75
Urbanization
77
Koreans Living Overseas
82
Social Structure and Values
84
Traditional Social Structure
87
The Emergence of a Modern Society
90
Social Classes in Contemporary South Korea
92
Traditional Family Life
95
Family and Social Life in the Cities
98
Changing Role of Women
100
Cultural Identity
104
Korea and Japan
105
The Korean Language
107
Education
110
Primary and Secondary Schools
112
Higher Education
114
College Student Activism
117
Religion Religious Traditions
118
Religion in Contemporary South Korea
123
Public Health and Welfare
124
Health Conditions
125
Health Care and Social Welfare
126
Chapter 3 The Economy
131
The Japanese Role in Koreas Economic Development
135
The Government Role in Economic Development
136
Industrial Policies
139
Economic Plans
140
Revenues and Expenditures
141
The Government and Public and Private Corporations
142
The Origins and Development of Chaebol
143
The Role of Public Enterprise
145
Pohang Iron and Steel Company
146
Korea Electric Power Corporation
148
Financing Development
149
Industry
151
Steel
152
Electronics
153
Automobiles and Automotive Parts
154
Armaments
156
Small and MediumSized Businesses
170
The Labor Force
171
Wages and Living Conditions
172
Industrial Safety
174
Subways and Railroads
177
Civil Aviation
178
Foreign Economic Relations
179
Foreign Trade Policy
184
Korea in the Year 2000 The Setting
186
The Role of Science and Technology
187
The Economic Future
189
Chapter 4 Government and Politics
193
The Government The Legislature
201
The Executive
202
The State Council
204
The Presidential Secretariat
206
The Civil Service
207
Local Administration
210
Political Dynamics
211
Events in 1988
215
Returning to the Politics of National Security 1989
221
Parties and Leaders
224
Interest Groups
229
Political Extremism and Political Violence
235
Human Rights
239
The Media
242
Foreign Policy
246
Basic Goals and Accomplishments
247
Relations with the United States
251
Relations with the Soviet Union
252
Relations with Japan
255
Relations with China
256
Relations with North Korea
257
Relations with International Organizations and the Third World
259
Future Prospects
260
Chapter 5 National Security
263
Development of the Armed Forces
267
The Choson Dynasty and the Japanese Colonial Period
268
The South Korean Army after World War II
270
War on the Korean Peninsula
271
South Koreas Response to the North Korean Military Buildup
272
The Militarys Role in Society
275
Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
277
Air Force
281
Navy and Marine Corps
282
Reserve and Civil Defense Forces
283
Recruitment Training and Conditions of Service
284
Officers and Noncommissioned Officers
286
Enlisted Personnel
287
Defense Spending and Military Production
289
Military Production
291
Strategic Planning for War
293
United States Forces in Korea
294
South Korean and United States Cooperation
298
Internal Security
299
Seouls Response
301
Intelligence Agencies
307
The Defense Security Command
310
Korean National Police
313
Criminal justice
318
Criminal Procedure
321
Appendix
329
Bibliography
343
Glossary
373
Index
379
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