The politics of coalition in Korea between institutions and culture
This book examines how inter- and intra-party coalition-building affects governability in South Korea. Focusing on the Kim Dae-jung administration (1998-2003) as a case study in the failure of a government to turn electoral success into stable governability, or ability to implement reform policies,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Routledge advances in Korean studies.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009762728106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Politics of Coalition in Korea; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; 1. Introduction; Introduction; Coalition politics in South Korea in historical perspective; From electoral success to ungovernability; Explaining coalitions; The institutionalization of parties and party systems; Methods and limitations; The structure of the book; 2. Historical background and the formation of the Korean party system; Introduction; The five Republics from 1948 to 1987
- The Korean party system during the period of democratic consolidation (1988-1997)Summary; 3. Internal factors: party politics and organization; Introduction; Explaining intra- and inter-party conflicts: what happened and why?; The impact of governability: party organization; Summary; 4. Regionalism and the reform of the electoral law; Introduction; Regionalism; The reform of the electoral law: the process of compromise and negotiation and the rational choice of the political actors; Summary; 5. Ideological cleavages and the debate over the National Security Law; Introduction
- Ideological differences among voters and partiesThe ruling party's attempt to abolish the so-called 'evil law'; Summary; 6. When majority does not rule: the Roh Moo-hyun and the Lee Myung-bak administrations; Introduction; The Roh Moo-hyun administration; Roh Moo-hyun's call for a 'grand coalition'; The conservatives come back into power: the Lee Myung-bak administration; Summary; 7. Conclusions; Introduction; Summary of the main arguments; Broader implications and conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
