Consolidating democracy in South Korea.

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Title page; copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction: ConsolidatingDemocracy in South Korea; The Conceptual Challenge: Is South Korea's Democracy ""Consolidated""?; Comparative Perspectives; Conditions for Democratic Consolidation; Political Culture and Political Institutions; Civil Society; Economic Performance; A More Democratic South Korea?; Notes; ch2-South Korean Democratic Consolidation in Comparative Perspective; Democratic Consolidation: Conceptual Review; The Mode of Democratic Transition; Supportive Conditions for Democratic Consolidation.

Obstacle to Democratic ConsolidationFrom Blessing to Impediment: The Ambivalent Role of the Economy; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Party Politics in South Korea's Democracy: The Crisis of Success; The End of an Era; Political Culture; A Crisis of Success; The Contradiction of South Korean Party Politics; Notes; ch4-Civil Society and Democratic Consolidation in South Korea: Great Achievements and Remaining Problems; Transformation of the State-Society Relationship; A New Civil Society; The Role of Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation.

Remaining Problems: Low Democratic Instititutionalization and High Political InstabilityThe South Korean Case in Cross-Temporal and Cross-Naitonal Perspectives; Notes; ch5-Labor Against Itself: Structural Dilemmas of State Monism; The Empirical Puzzle; Historical Legacies; Labor in Electoral Democracy; Notes; ch6-Democracy and Economic Performance in South Korea; Between Demoprosperity and Demodisaster: Contending Models and an Alternative View; Democratic Changes and Economic Performance in South Korea; Economic Downturn and Democracy: Are There Any Causal Relationships?

Economic Reform Under Kim Dae JungAssessing Kim Dae Jung's Performance; A Learning Opportunity?; Conclusion; Notes; ch7-Electoral Politics and Economic Crisis, 1997-1998; A Triumph of Democracy; Regionalism and Moralism; A Game of Party Mergers; The Institutional Vacuum; Conclusion; Notes; ch8-Continuing Democratic Reform: The Unfinished Symphony; The Progress of Democratic Reforms; The Retreat of the Military; The Chaebol Nexus; Elections; Political Change and Reform Under Kim Dae Jung; Issues in the Process of Democratization; The Primacy of the President; Corruption; The Judiciary.

Human Rights and Civil SocietyThe Media; Local Government; Political Parties, Entourages, and the National Assembly; Regionalism; Social Equity and Democratization; The Prospects for Democratization; Notes; The Contributors; Index; About the Book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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