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Transition and Corporatism in South Korea

By Myung Joon Park

To Be Published March 31st 2014 by Routledge – 256 pages

Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies

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Description

This book discusses the transition process which took place in South Korea in the 1990s, and which has subsequently been, and continues to be, consolidated. It examines how, through a process of "experimental corporatism", a dual transformation was successfully brought about – in politics from authoritarian regime to liberal democracy, and in the economy from a state-centred to a more liberal economy. The book considers the role of successive governments, explores in particular institutions in the industrial relations field, and relates developments in South Korea to transition processes in other parts of the word and to theoretical debates about transition.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Context and Configuration 3. Formative Experiments: Emergence and Growth Under Limits (1990-1997) 4. Heyday of Corporatism During the Economic Crisis (1998) 5. Institutionalization Under Conflicts and Functional Decline (1999-2002) 6. Comparison to Spain (1970s-1980s) 7. Conclusion

Author Bio

Myung Joon Park is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Korean Studies at the Free University of Berlin, Germany.

Name: Transition and Corporatism in South Korea (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Myung Joon Park. This book discusses the transition process which took place in South Korea in the 1990s, and which has subsequently been, and continues to be, consolidated. It examines how, through a process of "experimental corporatism", a dual transformation...
Categories: Korean Politics, Korean Studies, Asian Politics