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001 2010000988
003 DLC
005 20100112105543.0
008 100111s2010 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010000988
020 $a9780521761161
020 $a9780521743532 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $aa-ko---
050 00 $aDS922.462$b.H46 2010
082 00 $a951.9504/4$222
100 1 $aHeo, Uk,$d1962-
245 10 $aSouth Korea since 1980 /$cUk Heo, Terence Roehrig.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
263 $a1007
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aThe world since 1980
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. Politics, economics, and foreign relations before 1980; 2. From dictatorship to democracy; 3. Democratic consolidation and social change; 4. Economic development and financial crisis; 5. Economic reform and the KORUS Free Trade Agreement; 6. Inter-Korean relations and the North Korean nuclear crisis; 7. The South Korea-U.S. alliance; 8. South Korea and the regional powers.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xHistory$y1988-2002.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xPolitics and government$y1988-2002.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xEconomic conditions$y1988-
650 0 $aDemocratization$zKorea (South)$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xHistory$y2002-
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xPolitics and government$y2002-
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xHistory$y1960-1988.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xPolitics and government$y1960-1988.
700 1 $aRoehrig, Terence,$d1955-