Korean Political and Economic Development：Crisis, Security, and Institutional Rebalancing
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- 出版社 Harvard University Asia Center
- 出版时间 2013年11月
- ISBN 9780674726741
内容简介
Howdopoornationsbecomerich,industrialized,anddemocratic?Andwhatroledoesdemocracyplayinthistransition?Toaddressthesequestions,JongrynMoandBarryR.WeingaststudySouthKorea'sremarkabletransformationsince1960.Theauthorsconcentrateonthreecriticalturningpoints:ParkChungHee'screationofthedevelopmentstatebeginningintheearly1960s,democratizationin1987,andthegenesisofandreactiontothe1997economiccrisis.Ateachturningpoint,Koreatookasignificantsteptowardcreatinganopenaccesssocialorder.Thedynamicsofthistransitionhingeontheinclusionofawidearrayofcitizens,ratherthanjustanarrowelite,ineconomicandpoliticalactivitiesandorganizations.Thepoliticaleconomysystemsthatfollowedeachofthefirsttwoturningpointslackedbalanceinthedegreeofpoliticalandeconomicopennessanddidnotlast.TheKoreanexperience,therefore,suggeststhatasocietylackingbalancecannotsustaindevelopment.KoreanPoliticalandEconomicDevelopmentoffersanewviewofhowKoreawasabletomaintainapro-developmentstatewithsustainedgrowthbyresolvingrepeatedcrisesinfavorofrebalancingandgreaterpoliticalandeconomicopenness.
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