Korea's Development Under Park Chung Hee

Based on personal interviews with the principal policy-makers of the 1970s, this book examines how the president sought to develop South Korea into an independent, autonomous sovereign state both economically and militarily.

List of contents

Part One: Road to Military Revolution
Part Two: Military Rule and Nation Building
Part Three: From Top-Down Rural Development to Yusin Reform

About the author

Hyung-A Kim is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSRTAMS), University of Wollongong, Australia.

Summary

Based on personal interviews with the principal policy-makers of the 1970s, this book examines how the president sought to develop South Korea into an independent, autonomous sovereign state both economically and militarily.

Product details

• Authors: Hyung-A Kim
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2003
• EAN: 9780415323291
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32329-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 635 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA East Asian Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Political leaders & leadership, South Korea, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Development Studies, c 1970 to c 1980, Political leaders and leadership