Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea Contributor(s): Diamond, Larry (Author), Shin, Doh Chull (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817996923 ISBN-13: 9780817996925 Publisher: Hoover Institution Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 Annotation: Presenting a wide-ranging and balanced account of where Korean democracy stands and where it is likely to move in the near future, this volume looks at the factors that have defined the Korean model of democratization to date and reveals the specific institutional changes and reforms that are still needed to ultimately consolidate democracy in Korea. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - History | Asia - Korea - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 320.951 |
LCCN: 99035777 |
Series: Hoover Inst Press Publication |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.07" W x 9.05" (1.20 lbs) 350 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
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Publisher Description: Having undergone a transition from military authoritarian rule in 1987, Korea quickly became the most powerful democracy in East Asia other than Japan. But the onset of a major economic crisis revealed the dark side of the Korean model of democracy. With that crisis--and the subsequent election of the country's most determined opposition figure as president--serious questions have arisen about the new democracy's vitality. Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea examines the problems and prospects of democracy in Korea a decade after the transition from military authoritarian rule, including the key factors shaping the quality and viability of Korean democracy. The authors evaluate the reform agenda of recent years and explain:
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