From Transition to Power Alternation
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Author_Carl Saxer
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Chun Doo Hwan
Chun Regime
Civil Society
civil society movements
consolidation
democratic
Democratic Consolidation
democratic consolidation theory
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electoral reform analysis
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General Park Chung Hee
GNP Growth Rate
hwan
Kim Administrations
Kim Young Sam
Kim Young Sam Administration
Korean political transformation 1987-1997
Lee Hoi Chang
Local Autonomy Law
national
National Assembly Election
Park Chung Hee
Park Tae Joon
Party Merger
political liberalization
Political Parties
RDP
regime change studies
Regional Voting Pattern
Rhee In-je
roh
Roh Administration
Roh Tae Woo
Ruling Democratic Justice Party
Ruling Party Candidate
Single Member Districts
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West Germany
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415933933
- Weight: 670g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Aug 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In 1987 South Korea began a democratic transition after almost three decades of significant economic development under authoritarian rule. Increased civil unrest caused by dissatisfaction resulted in the regime agreeing to constitutional changes in the summer of 1987. By 1992 the first president without a military background was elected and during his tenure a further deepening of democracy took place. These reforms were instrumental in making it possible that in 1997 for the first time in South Korean history an opposition candidate was elected president. This book examines the initial transition and later attempts at consolidating democracy in South Korea, and argues that although significant progress had been made and a power alternation achieved by late 1997, South Korea could not, by the end of that decade (1987-97), be considered a consolidated democracy.
