Leverage of the weak : labor and environmental movements in Taiwan and South Korea / Hwa-Jen Liu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Hwa-Jen, 1968- author.

Series:

Social movements, protest, and contention ; Volume 42.

Social Movements, Protest, and Contention ; Volume 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--Korea (South)--History.

Labor movement.

Labor movement--Taiwan--History.

Environmentalism--Korea (South)--History.

Environmentalism.

Environmentalism--Taiwan--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comparing Taiwan and South Korea strategically, Hwa-Jen Liu seeks an answer to a deceptively simple question: Why do social movements appear at different times in a nation's development?Despite their apparent resemblance-a colonial heritage, authoritarian rule, rapid industrialization, and structural similarities-Taiwan and South Korea were opposites in their experiences with two key social movements. South Korea followed a conventional capitalist route: labor movements challenged the system long before environmental movements did. In Taiwan, pro-environment struggles gained strength before la

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note to Readers; Abbreviations; Introduction: Strategic Comparison of Two Movements and Two Late Industrializers; 1. The Power Bases of Labor and Environmental Movements; 2. The Tangles of Movement Histories; 3. The Emergence of Early- Riser Movements; 4. Movement Legacy and Latecomer Movements; 5. Labor and Environmental Trajectories; Conclusion: What Now?; Appendix: Notes on Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

912878254