| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> South KoreaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: South Korea**Library of Congress Call Number DS902                   .S68 1992**- South                       Korea  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Chong-Sik Lee)                          - Origins                           of the Korean Nation  The                           Three Kingdoms PeriodThe                           Evolution of Korean Society
Silla
- Koryo   The                           Choson DynastyCharacteristics                           of Society Under Dynasties
Cultural                               Expression
- Korean                               Identity  Political                               and Social InstitutionsKorea                           Under Japanese Rule
- World                           War II and Korea  South                           Korean Under United States Occupation, 1945-48- Economy                               and Society  Establishment                               of the Republic of KoreaThe                           Korean War, 1950-53
- The                           Syngman Rhee Era, 1946-60    - The                               Political Environment  Society                               under RheeThe                               Postwar Economy
- The                           Democratic Interlude  South                           Korea Under Park Chung Hee, 1961-79- The                               Military in Politics  Economic                               DevelopmentSociety                               under Park
- Foreign                               Relations    - Relations                                   with North Korea  Relations                                   with JapanRelations                                   with the United States
- The                           Transition     - The                               Democratic Republican Party  The                               New Democratic PartyStudents                           in 1980
- General                           Hun Doo Hwan Takes Over    - The                               Kwangju Uprising  The                               Chun RegimeThe                               1980 Constitution
- Purges  Chun's                               "Cultural Revolution"Economic                               Performance
- Foreign                               Policy    - United                                   States  JapanChina                                   and the Soviet Union
- The                               Demise of the Chun Regime       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Donald M. Seekins)                            - Physical                           Environment         - Land                               Area and Borders  Topography                               and DrainageClimate
- Population    - Population                               Trends  Population                               Settlement PatternsUrbanization
- Koreans                               Living Overseas   Social                           Structure and Values- Traditional                               Social Structure  The                               Emergence of a Modern SocietySocial                               Classes in Contemporary South Korea
- Traditional                               Family Life  Family                               and Social Life in the CitiesChanging                               Role of Women
- Cultural                           Identity     - Korea                               and Japan  The                               Korean LanguageEducation
Primary                               and Secondary Schools
- Higher                               Education  College                               Student ActivismReligion
Religious                               Traditions
Shamanism
- Daoism                                   and Buddhism  ChristianityNew                                   Religions
- Religion                               in Contemporary South Korea   Public                           Health and Welfare- Health                               Conditions  Health                               Care and Social Welfare- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Daniel Metraux)                          - The                           Japanese Role in Korea's Economic Development  The                           Government Role in Economic Development- Industrial                               Policies  Economic                               PlansRevenues                               and Expenditures
- The                           Government, and Public and Private Corporations    - The                               Origins and Development of Chaebol  The                               Role of Public EnterprisePohang                               Iron and Steel Company
- Korea                               Electric Power Corporation   Financing                           Development Industry
Steel
- Electronics  ShipbuildingAutomobiles                               and Automotive Parts
- Armaments  ConstructionTextiles                               and Footwear
- Chemicals   EnergyAgriculture
Major                               Crops
- Forestry                               and Fishing  The                               Agricultural Crisis of the Late 1980sProspects
- Service                           Industries     - Money                               and Banking  Small                               and Medium-Sized BusinessesThe                           Labor Force
Wages                               and Living Conditions
- Industrial                               Safety   Transportation                           and Telecommunications- Roads  Subways                               and RailroadsCivil                               Aviation
- Telecommunications   Foreign                           Economic Relations- Aid,                               Loans, and Investment  Foreign                               Trade PolicyExports                               and Imports
- Korea                           in the Year 2000    - The                               Setting  The                               Role of Science and TechnologyThe                               Economic Future
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (William Shaw)                       
The                           Constitutional Framework
- The                           Government     - The                               Legislature  The                               ExecutiveThe                               State Council
- The                               Presidential Secretariat  The                               JudiciaryThe                               Civil Service
- Local                               Administration   Political                           Dynamics - Compromise                               and Reform: July-December 1987  Events                               in 1988Returning                               to the Politics of National Security, 1989
- Parties                               and Leaders  Interest                               GroupsPolitical                               Extremism and Political Violence
- Human                           Rights   The                           Media (Roy U.T. Kim)                        Foreign                           Policy 
Organization                               and Operation
- Basic                               Goals and Accomplishments  Relations                               with the United StatesRelations                               with the Soviet Union
- Relations                               with Japan  Relations                               with ChinaRelations                               with North Korea
- Relations                               with International Organizations and the Third World  Future                               Prospects- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Rodney P. Katz)                          - Development                           of the Armed Forces      - Koguryo,                               Silla, and Koryo Kingdoms  The                               Choson Dynasty and the Japanese Colonial PeriodThe                               South Korean Army after World War II
- War                               on the Korean Peninsula  South                               Korea Responds to the North Korean Military BuildupThe                           Military's Role in Society
- Organization                           and Equipment of the Armed Forces    - Army  Air                               ForceNavy                               and Marine Corps
- Reserve                               and Civil Defense Forces  Recruitment,                               Training, and Conditions of ServiceOfficers                               and Noncommissioned Officers
- Enlisted                               Personnel  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaDefense                           Spending and Military Production
Defense                               Spending
- Military                               Production   Strategic                           Planning for War- United                               States Forces in Korea  South                               Korean and United States Cooperation (Guy R.                               Arrigoni)                          Internal                           Security 
The                               Threat from the North
- Seoul's                               Responses   Intelligence                           Agencies - The                               Agency for National Security Planning  The                               Defense Security CommandKorean                           National Police
- Criminal                           Justice    - Crime  Criminal                               Procedure- Appendix.                       Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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