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Democratic performance and park Chung-Hee nostalgia in Korean democracy / Kang, WooJin   Article
Kang, Woojin Article
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Summary/Abstract Why, a quarter century after democratization, are Korean citizens so nostalgic about the former authoritarian Park Chung-hee government? What are the implications of this support for Korea's democratic deepening? To answer these questions, I offer empirical analyses of selected data from the Korea Democracy Barometer 2010 survey that confirm the relevance of two dimensions of political support to authoritarian nostalgia in Korea: the life biography model and the economic performance model at the system level. The results suggest a double-sided phenomenon: on the one hand, nostalgia based on a retrospective collective memory; on the other, citizens' critical view of the performance deficits of post-Park democratic governments in dealing with inequality in Korean society. As the findings elucidate, in spite of the challenges they face, emergent democratic governments must perform more effectively if they are to win citizens' support.
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Past is long-lasting: Park Chung Hee Nostalgia and Voter Choice in the 2012 Korean Presidential Election / Kang, WooJin   Journal Article
Kang, Woojin Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract The main goal of this study is to examine the political influence of Park Chung Hee (PCH) nostalgia on citizens’ support for Park Guen-hye (PGH) in the 2012 Korean presidential election. The 2012 presidential election offers a rare opportunity to test the political influence of PCH nostalgia on citizens’ electoral choices. To do so, this study analyzes dual aspects of PCH nostalgia and its influence on voters choosing PGH in the 2012 presidential election: voter preference for PGH, and voter identification with developmentalism, the PCH government’s dominant ideology. The findings of this study confirm that both aspects of PCH nostalgia significantly influenced citizens who chose to support Park Chung Hee’s daughter. These findings also have comparative implications, relevant to similar political situations in other emergent democracies.
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Poverty and vulnerability in rural China: effects of taxation / Imai, Katsushi S; Wang, Xiaobing; Kang, Woojin   Journal Article
Wang, Xiaobing Journal Article
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Publication 2010.
Summary/Abstract This paper studies the impact of taxation on poverty and ex ante vulnerability of households in rural China based on national household survey data in 1988, 1995 and 2002. It has been confirmed that (i) poverty and vulnerability have reduced significantly with a great deal of geographical disparity; (ii) education, land, and access to infrastructure and irrigation facilities are the key factors to reduce vulnerability; and (iii) the highly regressive tax system increased farmers' poverty and vulnerability. The abolishment of rural tax since 2006 would thus have a significant negative impact on both poverty and vulnerability of rural households.
Key Words Poverty  Taxation  Rural China  Vulnerability 
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Poverty and vulnerability in rural China: effects of taxation / Imai, Katsushi S.; Wang, Xiaobing; Kang, Woojin   Journal Article
Wang, Xiaobing Journal Article
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