Bücher der Reihe Routledge Advances in Korean Studies

The Contributors to this book explore the current situation of North Korea in various aspects and provide policy suggestions for North Korea to become part of the international community and achieve sustainable development.

Since the late 1970s, a number of regional developments have impacted upon South Korea's political and economic standing in Asia. This book seeks to analyze to what extent and how South Korea may contribute to, and take advantage of, the new regional configuration in East Asia. It is intended for researchers, academics and students.

The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theories or culturalist arguments. This book provides an account of South Korean society and its contemporary transformation.

Examines how the dynamics of inter-party and intra-party coalition-building have affected governability in post-authoritarian South Korea.

Examines the experiences of the globalizing Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company, one of the prominent Korean multinational corporation. This book provides an overview of the nature of the global automobile industry, before considering the globalization processes that the Korean industry has undertaken.

A unique explanation of the development of Korean social policy using the concepts of 'policy idea', 'policy network' and 'policy-linkages' to examine the causes, patterns and consequences of state interventions in the economy and social affairs.

Focuses on South Korea's transformation during the early years of the new millennium. This book discusses the key features of various transformations within the country.

Includes debates regarding the relationship between organized labour and neoliberal globalization through a casestudy of the Korean labour movement.