SOUTH KOREA - A Country Study

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• South Korea
• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• PREFACE
• COUNTRY PROFILE
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • ORIGINS OF THE KOREAN NATION
  • THE THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD
  • THE EVOLUTION OF KOREAN SOCIETY
    • Silla
    • Koryo
  • THE CHOSoN DYNASTY
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIETY UNDER THE DYNASTIES
    • Cultural Expression
    • Korean Identity
    • Political and Social Institutions
  • KOREA UNDER JAPANESE RULE
  • WORLD WAR II and KOREA
  • SOUTH KOREA UNDER UNITED STATES OCCUPATION, 1945-48
    • Economy and Society
    • Establishment of the Republic of Korea
  • THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-53
  • THE SYNGMAN RHEE ERA, 1946-60
    • The Political Environment
    • Society under Rhee
    • The Postwar Economy
  • THE DEMOCRATIC INTERLUDE
  • SOUTH KOREA UNDER PARK CHUNG HEE, 1961-79
    • The Military in Politics
    • Economic Development
    • Society under Park
    • Foreign Relations
      • Relations with North Korea
      • Relations with Japan
      • Relations with the United States
  • THE TRANSITION
    • The Democratic Republican Party
    • The New Democratic Party
  • STUDENTS IN 1980
  • GENERAL CHUN DOO HWAN TAKES OVER
    • The Kwangju Uprising
    • The Chun Regime
    • The 1980 Constitution
    • Purges
    • Chun's "Cultural Revolution"
    • Economic Performance
    • Foreign Policy
      • United States
      • Japan
      • China and the Soviet Union
    • The Demise of the Chun Regime
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
    • Land Area and Borders
    • Topography and Drainage
    • Climate
  • POPULATION
    • Population Trends
    • Population Settlement Patterns
    • Urbanization
    • Koreans Living Overseas
  • SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND VALUES
    • Traditional Social Structure
    • The Emergence of a Modern Society
    • Social Classes in Contemporary South Korea
    • Traditional Family Life
    • Family and Social Life in the Cities
    • Changing Role of Women
  • CULTURAL IDENTITY
    • Korea and Japan
    • The Korean Language
  • EDUCATION
    • Primary and Secondary Schools
    • Higher Education
    • College Student Activism
  • RELIGION
    • Religious Traditions
      • Shamanism
      • Daoism and Buddhism
      • Christianity
      • New Religions
    • Religion in Contemporary South Korea
  • PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
    • Health Conditions
    • Health Care and Social Welfare
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • THE JAPANESE ROLE IN KOREA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • THE GOVERNMENT ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    • Industrial Policies
    • Economic Plans
    • Revenues and Expenditures
  • THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS
    • The Origins and Development of Chaebol
    • The Role of Public Enterprise
    • Pohang Iron and Steel Company
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation
  • FINANCING DEVELOPMENT
  • INDUSTRY
    • Steel
    • Electronics
    • Shipbuilding
    • Automobiles and Automotive Parts
    • Armaments
    • Construction
    • Textiles and Footwear
    • Chemicals
  • ENERGY
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Major Crops
    • Forestry and Fishing
    • The Agricultural Crisis of the Late 1980s
    • Prospects
  • SERVICE INDUSTRIES
    • Money and Banking
    • Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
  • THE LABOR FORCE
    • Wages and Living Conditions
    • Industrial Safety
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    • Roads
    • Subways and Railroads
    • Civil Aviation
    • Telecommunications
  • FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
    • Aid, Loans, and Investment
    • Foreign Trade Policy
    • Exports and Imports
  • KOREA IN THE YEAR 2000
    • The Setting
    • The Role of Science and Technology
    • The Economic Future
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
  • THE GOVERNMENT
    • The Legislature
    • The Executive
    • The State Council
    • The Presidential Secretariat
    • The Judiciary
    • The Civil Service
    • Local Administration
  • POLITICAL DYNAMICS
    • Compromise and Reform: July-December 1987
    • Events in 1988
    • Returning to the Politics of National Security, 1989
    • Parties and Leaders
    • Interest Groups
    • Political Extremism and Political Violence
  • HUMAN RIGHTS
  • THE MEDIA
  • FOREIGN POLICY
    • Organization and Operation
    • Basic Goals and Accomplishments
    • Relations with the United States
    • Relations with the Soviet Union
    • Relations with Japan
    • Relations with China
    • Relations with North Korea
    • Relations with International Organizations and the Third World
    • Future Prospects
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
    • Koguryo, Silla, and Koryo Kingdoms
    • The Choson Dynasty and the Japanese Colonial Period
    • The South Korean Army after World War II
    • War on the Korean Peninsula
    • South Korea Responds to the North Korean Military Buildup
  • THE MILITARY'S ROLE IN SOCIETY
  • ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
    • Army
    • Air Force
    • Navy and Marine Corps
    • Reserve and Civil Defense Forces
    • Recruitment, Training, and Conditions of Service
    • Officers and Noncommissioned Officers
    • Enlisted Personnel
    • Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
  • DEFENSE SPENDING AND MILITARY PRODUCTION
    • Defense Spending
    • Military Production
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WAR
    • United States Forces in Korea
    • South Korean and United States Cooperation
  • INTERNAL SECURITY
    • The Threat from the North
    • Seoul's Responses
  • INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES
    • The Agency for National Security Planning
    • The Defense Security Command
  • KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    • Crime
    • Criminal Procedure
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary