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  • Democracy and the Korean Economy

    Democracy and the Korean Economy is an authoritative study of the new model of Korean political economy and the first book to analyze the economic impact of democratic change in South Korea. In addition to analyzing patterns of change in major policy areas, authors Jongryn Mo and Chung-in Moon closely examine specific industries—such as automobiles—and the family-controlled industrial ... Read more

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  • The Rule of Law in South Korea

    Edited by Jongryn Mo, David W. Brady ...
    Expert contributors examine the challenges of fully implementing the rule of law in South Korea's fledgling democracy and market economy. The expert contributors detail the obstacles that must be overcome, such as corruption in politics and corporate governance and a deep-rooted cultural indifference to the rights of the individual, and offer suggestions on what can—and what should not—be done. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of Korean Leadership

    Emerging Powers and Liberal International Order

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    South Korea has emerged as a new middle power playing a significant role in a wide range of important global issue areas and supporting liberal international order with its leadership diplomacy. The growing role played by new powers like Korea calls into question the prevailing view that global governance is polarized with emerging powers challenging the liberal international order established by ... Read more

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    A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

    "A clearheaded, multidimensional tour of China's political, economic, and social landscapes." — Current History"Packed with facts and figures, but enlivened with firsthand observations. . . . An excellent introduction to China for anyone in search of solid but concise information about that complicated country." — The New York Times Book ReviewFor more than a decade, John Bryan Starr's ... Read more

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  • Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea

    Series series Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
    This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Korea’s dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards industrial capitalism in Korea, the consequences and impact of social change, and the ways in which Korean ... Read more

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  • Famine in North Korea

    Markets, Aid, and Reform

    In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. The socialist food distribution system collapsed primarily because of a misguided push for self-reliance, but was compounded by the regime's failure to formulate a quick response-including the blocking of desperately needed humanitarian relief.As households, enterprises, local party ... Read more

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  • State-Directed Development

    Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery

    by Atul Kohli ...
    Why have some developing country states been more successful at facilitating industrialization than others? An answer to this question is developed by focusing both on patterns of state construction and intervention aimed at promoting industrialization. Four countries are analyzed in detail - South Korea, Brazil, India, and Nigeria - over the twentieth century. The states in these countries varied ... Read more

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  • The State and Industry in South Korea

    The Limits of the Authoritarian State

    The economic success of East Asia is often attributed to the relationship between state and business. In The State and Industry in South Korea , Jong-Chan Rhee presents a more balanced view of Korea's `industrial miracle'. The book examines the limits of a strong authoritarian state as a vehicle for intervening in the market or for sponsoring liberal reform. In so doing the author focuses on how ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Impact of the Crisis on the EU Perspective of the Western Balkans

    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    Like elsewhere in Europe, the crisis has affected economic developments in the Western Balkans, from Croatia in the north to Albania in the south. The countries in the region face difficulties such as high unemployment, decreased availability of bank credit and reduced trade. Furthermore, the inability of their political institutions to deal immediately with these economic challenges has ... Read more

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  • Slovenian Democratic Evolution and Praxis

    According to the Nations in transit and HDI measurements, Slovenia isregarded as a democratic country yet with some measurements it can alsobe found lower down the scale (problems with corruption). Although suchmeasurements are not completely accurate, most of them rank Sloveniaamong the most successful countries in democratic transition. Since gainingindependence in 1991, Slovenia has completely ... Read more

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  • Zouping Revisited

    Adaptive Governance in a Chinese County

    Edited by Jean C. Oi, Steven Goldstein ...
    Series series Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
    China has undergone dramatic change in its economic institutions in recent years, but surprisingly little change politically. Somehow, the political institutions seem capable of governing a vastly more complex market economy and a rapidly changing labor force. One possible explanation, examined in Zouping Revisited, is that within the old organizational molds there have been subtle but profound ... Read more

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  • Arbitration in China

    A Legal and Cultural Analysis

    by Kun Fan ...
    Series series China and International Economic Law Series
    In the context of harmonisation of arbitration law and practice worldwide, to what extent do local legal traditions still influence local arbitration practices, especially at a time when non-Western countries are playing an increasingly important role in international commercial and financial markets? How are the new economic powers reacting to the trend towards harmonisation? China provides a ... Read more

    $121.49 USD