EAST 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Park Chung-Hee, October Restoration, Authoritarianism

• School: McGill University
• Department: Asian Language & Literature
• Course: EAST 213
• Professor: Michelle Cho

Document Summary

Postwar development in south korea (cid:862)mira(cid:272)le of the ha(cid:374)(cid:863) President monopolizes power by extending wartime emergency measures into postwar. Large, intrusive police and internal security apparatus. Manipulation of us military and economic aid. Authoritarian power of president behind fa ade of constitutional government (3 branches) Leaders alter the constitution at various moment (ask for screenshot) 2nd republic- following student revolution of 1960, constitution amended to reduce the power of executive. 3rd republic- military coup of 1961, constitutional amendments used to thwart formal political opposition- park comes into power. 4th republic- yushin constitution- further strengthening of president to declare emergency powers. 5th republic- chun doo-h(cid:449)a(cid:374) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t takes (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol after park(cid:859)s assassi(cid:374)atio(cid:374) 6th republic- current state of rok after 1987. (cid:863)most go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t re(cid:448)e(cid:374)ue e(cid:448)e(cid:374) for operati(cid:374)g e(cid:454)pe(cid:374)ses, as (cid:449)ell as (cid:373)ost (cid:272)apital for pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) investment came overwhelmingly from us economic assistance. By the late 1950s, south korea had yet to develop enough economic dynamism to create self-sustained growth and generate further investment.