South Korea

Download or read book South Korea written by Andrea Matles Savada and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and analyzes South Korea's political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions. Examines the inter- relationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Provides a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.