书目名称 | Challenges of Modernization and Governance in South Korea |
副标题 | The Sinking of the S |
编辑 | Jae-Jung Suh,Mikyoung Kim |
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概述 | Addresses the key issues of disaster and governance in an East Asian society, through the lens of a revealing an recent case study, the Sewol incident.Considers how fast track political and economic m |
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描述 | .Focusing on the sinking of the Sewol, a commercial ferry which capsized off the South Korean coast in April 2014, this book considers key issues of disaster, governance, civil society and the ideational transformation of human agents and their empowerment. Providing a lens through which to re-examine South Korean institutions, laws and practices, the volume examines the impact of the Sewol incident and what it reveals about the fault lines of South Korean society and governance. It addresses the repercussions of South Korea’s turn to a liberal democracy and neoliberal economy and reflects on the multilayered implications of the disaster in respect to the potential human costs of the country’s state-driven development policy and high stress modernisation. The book also highlights the relevance of the Korean experience for other societies on a similar developmental trajectories and facing similar challenges.. |
出版日期 | Book 2017 |
关键词 | Disaster Management and Governance; Development Economics; Civil Society in Asia; Crisis and the Sewol |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4023-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-13-5027-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-10-4023-8 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 |