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Book SynopsisNo book has addressed the simultaneous phenomena of Korea's rapid economic development and its vibrant democratization in a single coherent paradigm. The late developmentalist approach emphasizes the strong role of Korea's state and bureaucratic efficiency but does not explain how political development was concurrent with the economic miracles in the Han River; modernization and dependence theories also fail to explain the aspect of simultaneity in this phenomenon. What these three theories commonly miss is the unique relationship between state and society in Korea's long history of political culture. In this book, Jongwoo Han takes a holistic approach to understanding these phenomena by examining the state's role in the unprecedented economic development and society's capabilities to resist the state's centralized power. Han re-articulates state-society relations through Onuf's social constructivist approach based on three rules of a political community: hegemony, hierarchy, and heter
Trade ReviewThe author renders a fascinating and innovative approach to the political economy of development and state-society relations in Korea through a constructivist analysis of geomantic arrangement of the capital city during three periods, the Joseon Dynasty, the Japanese colonial period, and the Park Chung-hee era. Bold in analytical construct, rich in historical narratives, and far reaching in policy implications. -- Chung-in Moon, Distinguished University Professor, Yonsei University
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Indigenous Model for State Hegemony: Neo-Confucianism, Power, and Place Chapter 3: The Hanyang Prototype of Hegemony, Hierarchy , and Heteronomy Chapter 4: Kyeongseong: Local-Global Interaction Chapter 5: The Seoul Era: The Emergence of the Developmental State and Democracy Chapter 6: Korea’s Simultaneous Achievements Reconsidered Appendix 1: Gugong (or Kao-kung chi) Appendix 2: Central Government Officials in the Gyeongguk daejeon Appendix 3: Local Civil Officials Table Appendix 4: Craftsmen Table Appendix 5: Students in Capital Table Appendix 6: List of Government Officials Appendix 7: Slaves Central Government
