Understanding Korean Politics

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. He is the author of Contemporary Japanese Politics. Chung-in Moon is Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. He is the author of several books, including Globalization and Democratization in South Korea: Assessments and Projects and Democracy and the Korean Economy.

"This book presents a complete overview of Korean politics including background material, current events and processes, and future prospects. This is a welcome addition to the Korean politics field, which has lacked such a comprehensive survey. Its contents go beyond purely introductory material, which makes it suitable not only for introductory Korean or East Asian politics courses but for fairly advanced comparative politics courses as well." — HeeMin Kim, Florida State University

• List of Tables 1. INTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING KOREAN POLITICSSoong Hoom Kil and Chung-in Moon Understanding Korean Politics: Four LegaciesStructure of the Book 2. KOREAN POLITICS: SETTING AND POLITICAL CULTUREWoon-Tai Kim Geopolitical SettingEconomic SettingSocial SettingPolitical CultureConclusion 3. DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN POLITICS—A HISTORICAL PROFILESoong Hoom Kil American Occupation and the First and Second Republics (1945-1960)In the Heart of Darkness: Political History of the Third through Sixth RepublicsBroken Promises: Politics and Economy under the Kim Young Sam GovernmentConclusion: Toward a New Political Horizon 4. THE INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF KOREAN POLITICSDavid C. Kang Institutions and PoliticsInstitutional Foundations of Korean PoliticsPolitical Implications for Korean PoliticsConclusion 5. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN KOREAN POLITICSKi-shik S. J. Hahn The Political Leaders of the First and Second RepublicsThe Political Leaders of the Third and Fourth RepublicsThe Political Leaders of the Fifth and Sixth RepublicsConclusion: Evaluating Political Leadership and the Patterns of Official Recruitment 6. THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN KOREAJung Bock Lee Elections in KoreaThe Political Parties of KoreaStudents, the Military, Mass Media, and Interest Groups in KoreaConclusion 7. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN KOREADong-suh Bark History of the Korean Administration: An OverviewDemocratization of the AdministrationFunctions of the AdministrationAdministrative Division of Labor and Resource MobilizationEnhancing Bureaucratic Performance: Evaluation and ControlConclusion 8. THE POLITICS OF ECONOMIC RISE AND DECLINE IN SOUTH KOREAChung-in Moon and Sunghack Lim Contending Models of the Political Economy of South Korea: Market, the State, Networks, and the International SystemHistorical Trajectory of Economic Transformation: An Empirical OverviewAccounting for the Rise and Decline of the Korean EconomyConclusion 9. THE FOREIGN AND UNIFICATION POLICIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREAByung Chul Koh Themes in South Korea's Foreign PolicyChanges in South Korea's Foreign PolicyContinuity and Change in South Korea's Unification PolicyThe Unification Policy of the Kim Young Sam GovernmentThe "Sunshine" Policy of the Kim Dae Jung GovernmentConclusion 10. UNDERSTANDING THE NORTH KOREAN POLITICAL FRAMEWORKSung Chul Yang Approaches to the Study of North Korean PoliticsCommon Elements: Promise versus PracticeDeviations: Objective Conditions and Subjective AttributesConclusion Appendices 1. Suggested Reading List2. Map of Korea3. Basic Facts on Korea and the Korean Peninsula4. Korean Constitution5. Government Structure of the Republic of Korea Contributors Index