• The Illusory Chaebol Republic

    Author(s):
    Yalın Akçevin (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Subject(s):
    Economics, Korea, Politics and government
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    chaebols, power elites, South Korea, Politics
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/x9kc-k375
    Abstract:
    This article deals with the South Korean chaebols - whose economic power affords to them the position of economic elites - and their ties to the political structures of South Korea, questioning whether or not they could be defined as political elites as well. Given the intimate nature of economic and political power which can be seen on a global scale, understanding how the South Korean case conforms to or deviates from the common experience is telling on the development of democratic and republican actors and patterns in South Korea. Setting up holistic parameters to define "political" power elites, I focus on how the chaebol have become the "economic" power elites, their interactions with the state, and seek historical and practical points of validation for their "political" power elite status. I argue that although the chaebol do have ties to the state and government, they are not themselves "political" power elites.
    Notes:
    I have deposited this as an "article", however, please note that this was a term paper written for a graduate course titled "Seminar on Modern Korea". I have edited the file to remove any personal information - such as my student ID - and kept the body of the work intact in terms of content.
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    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
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