Political Leadership in Korea

Included in this volume are studies of the traditional leadership of the Yi dynasty as well as twentieth-century legislative, party, and bureaucratic leadership, and an evaluation of views of political leaders in South Korea, as well as two studies of the Communist system in North Korea.

Introduction

Part One | Traditional Perspectives

1. Political Leadership in the Yi Dynasty, by James B. Palais

Part Two | Institutional Context of Leadership

2. Legislative Leadership and Democratic Development, by Chong Lim Kim and Byong-Kyu Woo

3. Party Bureaucrats and Party Development, by Bae-Ho Hahn and Ha-Ryong Kim

Part Three | Bureaucratic Elite and Popular Perceptions

4. Bureaucratic Elite and Development Orientations, by Dong-Suh Bark and Chae-Jin Lee

5. Popular Perceptions of Political Leadership, by Sung-Chick Hong and Young Ho Lee

Part Four | Political Leadership in the Communist System

6. Communist Party Leadership, by Dae-Sook Suh

7. The 1972 Constitution and Top Communist Leaders, by Chong-Sik Lee

Part Five | Concluding Observations

8. Toward a Theory of Korean Political Leadership Behavior, by Glenn D. Paige

Appendix: Toward a Political Leadership Profile for a Changing Society, by Glenn D. Paige

Index