Description
Book SynopsisIncludes studies of the traditional leadership of the Yi dynasty as well as twentieth-century legislative, party, and bureaucratic leadership, and an evaluation of views of political leaders in South Korea, as well as two studies of the Communist system in North Korea.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part One | Traditional Perspectives
1. Political Leadership in the Yi Dynasty, by James B. Palais
Part Two | Institutional Context of Leadership
2. Legislative Leadership and Democratic Development, by Chong Lim Kim and Byong-Kyu Woo
3. Party Bureaucrats and Party Development, by Bae-Ho Hahn and Ha-Ryong Kim
Part Three | Bureaucratic Elite and Popular Perceptions
4. Bureaucratic Elite and Development Orientations, by Dong-Suh Bark and Chae-Jin Lee
5. Popular Perceptions of Political Leadership, by Sung-Chick Hong and Young Ho Lee
Part Four | Political Leadership in the Communist System
6. Communist Party Leadership, by Dae-Sook Suh
7. The 1972 Constitution and Top Communist Leaders, by Chong-Sik Lee
Part Five | Concluding Observations
8. Toward a Theory of Korean Political Leadership Behavior, by Glenn D. Paige
Appendix: Toward a Political Leadership Profile for a Changing Society, by Glenn D. Paige
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