Crony Capitalism - Corruption and Development in South Korea and the Philippines

Why has literature on Asian development not addressed the issue of money politics in Korea?

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. The puzzle and the theory; 2. Comparing Korea and the Philippines; 3. Institutions: bureaucrats and rulers; 4. Mutual Hostages in Korea; 5. Bandwagon politics in the Philippines; 6. Democracy in the 1980s and the financial crisis of 1997; 7. Conclusion: corruption and development; Index.

Summary

This book addresses the issue of money politics in Korea. It asks whether we can reconcile the view of an efficient developmental state in Korea before 1997 with reports of massive corruption and inefficiency in that same country in 1998 and 1999.

Product details

• Authors: David C. Kang
• Assisted by: Robert H. Bates (Editor), Peter Lange (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2010
• EAN: 9780521808170
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80817-0
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 518 g
• Series: Camden Fifth
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education