Elites and political power in South Korea / Byong-Man Ahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

An, Pyŏng-man.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Korea (South).

Political culture.

Elite (Social sciences)--Korea (South).

Elite (Social sciences).

Korea (South)--Politics and government.

Korea (South).

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

Part I The Pattern of Research Into Government

1. Korea and the Korean government 3

Part II The Korean Political Culture and Bureaucracy

2. The political culture of Korea 17

3. Bureaucracy of the Chosun dynasty 30

4. Bureaucracy under the colonial rule 44

5. The post-liberation bureaucracy 56

Part III Transition of the Korean Government

6. Shift of political power 73

7. Change of the government structure 106

8. The rulers 131

9. The ruling elites 150

10. Crucial elections and the cycle of party politics 194

Part IV The Dynamics of an Intra-Political System

11. The dynamics within the administrative system 225

12. Dynamic relationship between the executive administration and politics: intervention and neutrality 254

13. Dynamic relationship between the executive and legislative branch 272

14. Dynamic relationship between politics and economy 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840649712

OCLC:

51892547