Contemporary South Korean society : a critical perspective / / edited by Hee-yeon Cho, Lawrence Surendra and Hyo-je Cho

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786600503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-136-19128-3; 0-203-08437-3; 1-283-84556-3; 1-136-19129-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Routledge advances in Korean studies ; ; 26
• Altri autori (Persone): ChoHui-yon <1956->; ChoHyo-je; SurendraLawrence
• Disciplina: 306.095195
• Soggetti: Korea (South) Social conditions 1988-; Korea (South) Economic conditions 1988-; Korea (South) Politics and government 2002-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 The structure of the South Korean developmental regime and its transformation: an analysis of the developmental regime of statist mobilization and authoritarian integration in the anticommunist regimentation; 2 Gender inequality and patriarchal order recontexualized; 3 Regionalism: its origins and substance with competition and exclusion; 4 Economic development and women's status in Korea; 5 Social class and income inequality in Korea; 6 Changes in social movements in the post-dictatorship context in South Korea - focused on three dimensions7 Growth and crisis of the Korean citizens' movement; 8 Two concepts of human rights in contemporary Korea; 9 A frame analysis of women's policies of Korean government and women's movements in the 1980s and 1990s; 10 The netizen movement: a new wave in the social movements of Korea; 11 Corruption in government-business relations in Republic of Korea; 12 The environmental movement in South Korea; 13 South Korea - the ; ""making"" of a working class in a newly industrialized country; 14 Neoliberal globalization and labor relations in Korea15 Labor movements in democratized Korea: an old or new social movement?; 16 Mobilizing public opinion for/against foreign labor policies in Korea, 1995-2005: NGOs, trade unions, and employers' associations in contested terrain; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called 'Korean wave' in Asia mean there is an increasing desire to understand contemporary Korean Society. To this end, this book provides a critical and progressive analysis of the diverse issues that impact on and shape contemporary Korean society at both local and national levels.The contributors address issues and movements which include:The state and regime Human rights Gender Civil society and social movements </LI