New challenges for maturing democracies in Korea and Taiwan / / edited by Larry Diamond and Gi-Wook Shin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787718503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-8047-8922-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations, charts, graphs
• Collana: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
• Altri autori (Persone): DiamondLarry Jay; ShinGi-Wook
• Disciplina: 320.951249
• Soggetti: Democracy - Korea (South); Democracy - Taiwan; Korea (South) Politics and government; Taiwan Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Contributors -- Introduction. Korea and Taiwan -- One. Trends in Attitudes Toward Democracy in Korea and Taiwan -- Two. The Party System in Korea and Identity Politics -- Three. Political Parties and Identity Politics in Taiwan -- Four. Digital Media and the Transformation of Politics in Korea -- Five. Digital Media and the Transformation of Politics in Taiwan -- Six. Global Ascendance, Domestic Fracture -- Seven. Challenges for the Maturing Taiwan Economy -- Eight. Democratization and Health Care -- Nine. The Aging Society and Social Policy in Taiwan -- Ten. Influencing South Korea’s Democracy -- Eleven. China’s Rise and Other Global Trends -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies. Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approach—and most focus mainly on the emergence of democracy or the politics of the democratization processes. This book, utilizing a broad, interdisciplinary approach, pays careful attention to ; post-democratization phenomena and the key issues that arise in maturing democracies. What emerges is a picture of two evolving democracies, now secure, but still imperfect and at times disappointing to their citizens—a common feature and challenge of democratic maturation. The book demonstrates that it will fall to the elected political leaders of these two countries to rise above narrow and immediate party interests to mobilize consensus and craft policies that will guide the structural adaptation and reinvigoration of the society and economy in an era that clearly presents for both countries not only steep challenges but also new opportunities.