Korean democracy in transition
Subtitle: a rational blueprint for developing societies
By: HeeMin Kim
Series: Asia in the new millennium
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9780813129945; 9780813129952
Subjects: Democratization; Politics and government; Democracy; History
Description: As Asian countries emerge as global economic powers, many undergo fundamental political transformations. In Korean Democracy in Transition: A Rational Blueprint for Developing Societies, HeeMin Kim evaluates the past thirty years of political change in South Korea, including the decision of the authoritarian government to open up the political process in 1987 and the presidential impeachment of 2004. Kim uses rational choice theory-which holds that individuals choose to act in ways that they think will give them the most benefit for the least cost-to explain events central to South Korea's demo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rational choice, area expertise, and democratic transition in developing societies: a theoretical framework; title: Kims' dilemma and the politics of rivalry: an analysis of the democratic opening and the 1987 presidential election; title: Building a new party system: the 1990 party merger; title: A theory of government-driven democratization: the Kim Young-Sam years; title: Party preferences and institutional choices: a search for a new electoral system; title: Uncertainty in foreign policy making: changing relations among South Korea, North Korea, and the United States of America in the twenty-first century; title: A risky game to play: the politics of the impeachment game in 2004; title: Concluding remarks.