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- Historical Background
- Geography
- Society Religion in Korea
- Economy
- Transportation and Telecommunications
- Government and Politics
- National Security
South Korea Country Study sections edit
- Country Profile
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Historical Setting
- Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment
- Environmental issues of South Korea excerpts from physical geography
- Chapter 3 -The Economy
- Chapter 4 - Government and Politics
- Chapter 5 - National Security
A Country Study: South Korea Library of Congress Call Number DS902 .S68 1992
* South Korea
* Foreword
* Acknowledgements
* Preface
* Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF)
o Country
o Geography
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Telecommunications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction
* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Chong-Sik Lee)
o Origins of the Korean Nation
o The Three Kingdoms Period
o The Evolution of Korean Society
+ Silla
+ Koryo
o The Choson Dynasty
o Characteristics of Society Under Dynasties
+ Cultural Expression
+ Korean Identity
+ Political and Social Institutions
o Korea Under Japanese Rule
o World War II and Korea
o South Korean Under United States Occupation, 1945-48
+ Economy and Society
+ Establishment of the Republic of Korea
o The Korean War, 1950-53
o The Syngman Rhee Era, 1946-60
+ The Political Environment
+ Society under Rhee
+ The Postwar Economy
o The Democratic Interlude
o 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
o The Transition
+ The Democratic Republican Party
+ The New Democratic Party
o Students in 1980
o General Hun 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 (Donald M. Seekins)
o Physical Environment
+ Land Area and Borders
+ Topography and Drainage
+ Climate
o Population
+ Population Trends
+ Population Settlement Patterns
+ Urbanization
+ Koreans Living Overseas
o 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
o Cultural Identity
+ Korea and Japan
+ The Korean Language
o Education
+ Primary and Secondary Schools
+ Higher Education
+ College Student Activism
o Religion
+ Religious Traditions
# Shamanism Religion in Korea
# Daoism and Buddhism Religion in Korea
# Christianity Religion in Korea
# New Religions Religion in Korea
+ Religion in Contemporary South Korea
o Public Health and Welfare
+ Health Conditions
+ Health Care and Social Welfare
* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Daniel Metraux)
o The Japanese Role in Korea's Economic Development
o The Government Role in Economic Development
+ Industrial Policies
+ Economic Plans
+ Revenues and Expenditures
o 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
o Financing Development
o Industry
+ Steel
+ Electronics
+ Shipbuilding
+ Automobiles and Automotive Parts
+ Armaments
+ Construction
+ Textiles and Footwear
+ Chemicals
o Energy
o Agriculture
+ Major Crops
+ Forestry and Fishing
+ The Agricultural Crisis of the Late 1980s
+ Prospects
o Service Industries
+ Money and Banking
+ Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
o The Labor Force
+ Wages and Living Conditions
+ Industrial Safety
o Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Roads
+ Subways and Railroads
+ Civil Aviation
+ Telecommunications
o Foreign Economic Relations
+ Aid, Loans, and Investment
+ Foreign Trade Policy
+ Exports and Imports
o Korea in the Year 2000
+ The Setting
+ The Role of Science and Technology
+ The Economic Future
* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (William Shaw)
o The Constitutional Framework
o The Government
+ The Legislature
+ The Executive
+ The State Council
+ The Presidential Secretariat
+ The Judiciary
+ The Civil Service
+ Local Administration
o 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
o Human Rights
o The Media (Roy U.T. Kim)
o 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 (Rodney P. Katz)
o 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
o The Military's Role in Society
o 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
o Defense Spending and Military Production
+ Defense Spending
+ Military Production
o Strategic Planning for War
+ United States Forces in Korea
+ South Korean and United States Cooperation (Guy R. Arrigoni)
o Internal Security
+ The Threat from the North
+ Seoul's Responses
o Intelligence Agencies
+ The Agency for National Security Planning
+ The Defense Security Command
o Korean National Police
o Criminal Justice
+ Crime
+ Criminal Procedure
* Appendix. Tables * Bibliography * Glossary