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Starting with a brief description of its history leading up to 1980, this book deals with South Korea's transition to democracy, the stunning economic development achieved since the 1960s, the 1997 financial crisis, and the economic reforms that followed. It concludes with the North Korean nuclear crisis and foreign relations.

Table of Contents
1. Politics, economics, and foreign relations before 1980; 2. From dictatorship to democracy; 3. Democratic consolidation and social change; 4. Economic development and financial crisis; 5. Economic reform and the KORUS Free Trade Agreement; 6. Inter-Korean relations and the North Korean nuclear crisis; 7. The South Korea-US alliance; 8. South Korea and the regional powers.

South Korea Since 1980

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/28/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521743532, 978-0521743532
      ISBN10: 0521743532

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Starting with a brief description of its history leading up to 1980, this book deals with South Korea's transition to democracy, the stunning economic development achieved since the 1960s, the 1997 financial crisis, and the economic reforms that followed. It concludes with the North Korean nuclear crisis and foreign relations.

      Table of Contents
      1. Politics, economics, and foreign relations before 1980; 2. From dictatorship to democracy; 3. Democratic consolidation and social change; 4. Economic development and financial crisis; 5. Economic reform and the KORUS Free Trade Agreement; 6. Inter-Korean relations and the North Korean nuclear crisis; 7. The South Korea-US alliance; 8. South Korea and the regional powers.

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