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Summary:

The debate in South Korea over the government's engagement policy toward North Korea (the so-called "sunshine" policy) did not start with Pyongyang's recent admission that it has been secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program in violation of multiple international commitments. However, the evolution of the debate will be an important determinant of how the South Korean and broader international response to this latest North Korean challenge ultimately ends. Examining the public South Korean debate over dealings with North Korea, this book reviews the relevant historical background, focusing on the evolution of "engagement" as the goal of South Korean policy toward the North. It examines the critical assumptions and central concepts motivating the new policy adopted by President Kim after his inauguration and analyzes the key issues in the public debate over this new policy. It also identifies the major actors and describes their respective positions on the government's approach to North Korea, as well as how these actors have affected public debate over government policy. The book concludes by assessing the sources of public controversy existing today, the likely short-term effects on South Korean policy, and the potential longer-term implications for South Korea, the United States, and U.S.-South Korean relations.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The historical setting
• The Sunshine Policy : principles and main activities
• The public debate : issues and underlying divisions
• Internal dynamics : the actors
• Internal dynamics : the process
• Conclusions and implications.

Author/Creator:

Levin, Norman D. , author

Contributors:

Han, Yong-sŏp, 1955- , author

Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English.

Main Work:

Sunshine in Korea: the South Korean debate over policies toward North Korea [by Levin, N.D.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Sunshine in Korea [by Levin, N.D.] (Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2002 — ISBN 0833033212; LCCN 2002154385; OCLC Number 51093305)

Subjects:

Kim, Dae Jung, 1925-2009

Korea (South) — Politics and government — 1988-2002

Korea (South) — Foreign relations — Korea (North)

Korea (North) — Foreign relations — Korea (South)

Korean reunification question (1945- )

Since 1945

Diplomatic relations

Korean reunification question (1945- )

Politics and government

Korea (South)

Korea

Korea (North)

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 143 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

DS922.4635 .L48 2002eb

ISBNs:

0833033999 (electronic bk.)
9780833033994 (electronic bk.)
1282282778
9781282282773
9780833033215 [Invalid]
0833033212 [Invalid]
9786612282775
6612282770

Other Standard Numbers:

Standard Technical Report Number: RAND/MR-1555-CAPP

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2002154385

OCLC Numbers:

52731704