Politics, economy and society 2009 / edited by Rüdiger Frank ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Frank, Rüdiger.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Korea: Politics, Economy and Society 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The 2009 edition of the Korea yearbook contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2008. A detailed chronology complements these articles. South Korea-rela...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / R. Frank , J. Hoare , P. Köllner and S. Pares
• Chronology Of Events In The Korean Peninsula 2008 / R. Frank , J. Hoare , P. Köllner and S. Pares
• South Korea In 2008: Domestic Developments And The Economy / Patrick Köllner
• North Korea In 2008: Domestic Developments And Economy / Rüdiger Frank
• Relations Between The Two Koreas In 2008 / Sabine Burghart and James E. Hoare
• Foreign Relations Of The Two Koreas In 2008 / James E. Hoare
• The South Korean Left’s ‘Northern Question’ / Joonbum Bae
• ‘Atoms For Sale’: From ‘Atoms For Peace’ (South Korea) To ‘Weaponized’ Plutonium (North Korea), 1955-2009 / John P. DiMoia
• Dynamics Of Korean Industrial Relations: Challenges For Foreign Invested Companies In The Metal Sector / Peter Kloepping
• Cheju Island As A Medical Tourism Hub In Northeast Asia / Jürgen Mühl
• Scapegoat, Beggar And President For The Economy: The Image Of Lee Myung-Bak As Seen Through Political Cartoons In Chosun Ilbo And Hankyoreh / Katharina Polley
• The Korean Comfort Women Movement And The Formation Of A Public Sphere In East Asia / Thomas Kern and Sang-Hui Nam
• The Social Construction Of North Korean Women’s Identity In South Korea: Romanticisation, Victimisation And Vilification / Mikyoung Kim
• Statistical Explorations In Terra Incognita: How Reliable Are North Korean Survey Data? / Daniel Schwekendiek
• Migration Experiences Of North Korean Refugees: Survey Evidence From China / Yoonok Chang , Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
• Playing The Game? Sport And The Two Koreas / Brian Bridges
• About The Authors And Editors / R. Frank , J. Hoare , P. Köllner and S. Pares
• Map Of The Korean Peninsula / R. Frank , J. Hoare , P. Köllner and S. Pares.