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Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea
Diamond & Shin
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Description for Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea
Paperback. A look at the factors that define the Korean model of democratization and the reforms that are still needed to consolidate democracy in Korea. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Doh Chull. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9780817996925
SKU
V9780817996925
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Ref
99-17
About Diamond & Shin
Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, co-editor of the Journal of Democracy, and co-director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, of the National Endowment for Democracy. He is also professor of political science and sociology (by courtesy) at Stanford University and coordinator of the Democracy Program of the new Center for Democracy, Development, and the ... Read more
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