The Failure of Socialism in South Korea

Autorentext

Yunjong Kim is a South Korean born practical political scientist. He is a visiting Senior Lecturer at the Northern University of Malaysia.

Klappentext

This book offers a detailed examination of the reasons why socialism failed in South Korea, going beyond the generally accepted view that the left failed because of suppression by the state. It proffers that the real reason why socialism failed was its inability to develop beyond revolutionary socialism and build a more pragmatic social democracy.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Challenging the Conventional Approach 2. Social Democracy in the Core and Periphery 3. Socialism in the Liberation Period (1945) 4. The Cold War and Its Impact on Socialism (1950s60s) 5. Socialism under the Military Dictatorship (1962) 6. The New Left and the Revived Socialism (1987) 7. The Democratic Labour Party (2000 Conclusion