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Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
KOS2010
Korean politics and economy
Adrian Buzo
8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton
Synopsis This subject provides an introduction to traditional and modern
Korean politics and economy. It deals with the development of the Korean
political tradition during the Chosen period (1392-1910), the transition of
Korea from dynastic monarchy to Japanese colony and then to its current divided
state. The subject investigates the process of development in both the ROK and
the DPRK, comparing and contrasting strategies. It also examines the influence
of the postwar international economic and political orders on these strategies.
Areas to be examined include foreign and domestic policy, respective roles in
the Asia-Pacific region, and relations with Australia.
Assessment Written (3000 words): 20% + Examinations (3 hours): 50% +
Seminar participation/attendance: 30%
Recommended texts
- Cotton J (ed.) Korea under Roh Tae-woo: Democratisation, Northern policy
and inter-Korean relations Allen and Unwin, 1993
- Eckert, Carter J and others Korea old and new: A history Illchogak,
1990
- Haggard S J Pathways from the periphery: The politics of growth in newly
industrializing countries Cornell University Press, 1990
- Kim Key-Hiuk The last phase of the East Asian world order University
of California, 1980
- Palais, J B Politics and policy in traditional Korea Harvard
University Press, 1975
- Yang, Sung-Chul The North and South Korean political systems: A
comparative analysis Westview Press, 1994
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