The Salience of the Alliance Similar to the discourse surrounding the U. [...] While the shortfalls outlined by the conference point to the probable diffi culties the transfer of operational controls will face, fears that the transfer and subsequent disbandment of the CFC could undermine alliance ties should be allayed by the intrinsic operational dependency of the South Korea military. [...] LONG-TERM CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS: ASIA AND THE ALLIANCE Dynamic Changes in Northeast Asia The challenges to American hegemony and the accelerated transformation of international politics precipitated by the 2008 fi nancial crisis leave the possibility for fundamental shifts in the economic and security architectures that affect the current U. [...] On the heel of the Asian fi nancial crisis, the informal breakfast meeting on the sidelines of the APT summit in 1999 marked the fi rst meeting among the heads of China, Japan, and South Korea in modern times. [...] "The hosting of the G20 summit refl ects that South Korea now stands in the center of the global stage beyond the Asian region." In a 2009 speech in commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the founding of the South Korean armed forces, Lee called for building of a "highly effi cient and multifunctional" military to support his administration's "Global Korea" policy.

9 "South Korea-China Mutual Perceptions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," by Tze Chin "Alvin" Wong. [...] 57 "Korean Media Bias and Government Intervention in Media," by Ian Howard. [...] 59 "Finding the Public Voice in Korea's Political Party System," by Kee Hoon Chung. [...] 87 "The Legal Hermit Kingdom: The Korean Legal Industry and Its Opening," by Jason Park. [...] S.-ROK Alliance in an Evolving Asia," by Momoko Sato.

The 2009 edition of the Korea yearbook contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2008. A detailed chronology complements these articles. South Korea-related refereed articles in the 2009 edition deal with the internal politics of the Democratic Labour Party, the origins of the nuclear industry, industrial relations in the metals sector, Cheju island as a medical tourism hub, President Lee Myung-bak as seen through political cartoons, the comfort women movement's regionalisation process and perceptions of North Korean women. Additional refereed articles analyse the reliability of North Korean survey data, the migration experience of North Korean refugees, and sports-related cooperation between the two Koreas.

South Korea-related refereed articles in Korea Yearbook 2008 focus on the domestic political scene, relations with Japan, policy towards the North, higher education reform, and new Korean cinema. Additional articles deal with the recovery of the remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War, economic reform in North Korea, and inter-Korean economic cooperation. For Korea Yearbook 2009 the editors have announced a graduate student prize of US 750,-. Please see the readership section for more details.

The 2009 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics consists of a compendium of tables organized by subject matter, including: Legal Permanent Residents (Tables 1 to 12); Refugees and Asylees (Tables 13 to 19); Naturalizations (Tables 20 to 24); Non-Immigrant Admissions (Tables 25 to 32); Enforcement Actions (Tables 33 to 38). The data presented in the 2009 Yearbook were obtained primarily from workload and case tracking systems of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Extensive charts and tables.

During the second half of the twentieth century, an economic boom, driven by advances in technology, has led South Korea to become the world's fastest growing economy. But, there were also social factors associated with this shift. In this book, Daniel J. Schwekendiek examines South Korea's socioeconomic evolution since the 1940s.After a brief introduction to Korean history from the late Joseon Dynasty to the division of the Korean peninsula into two occupied zones in 1945, the focus of the book shifts to the rapid socioeconomic development and change that took place in South Korea in the twentieth century. Topics covered include demography, rural-urban development, economic planning, and international trade, in addition to lower and higher education. Important, but understudied areas, such as social capital, nutritional improvements, the rise of capitalist consumerism, and recent nation branding issues, are also addressed.Rarely has a resource incorporated such unique macro-historical perspectives of South Korea, especially in the context of social development. Throughout the book, the author corroborates historical events with empirical data. With over one hundred figures and illustrations, suggested readings at the end of each chapter, and comparisons with North Korea, South Korea will be a crucial reference work for scholars and advanced students in Korean and East Asian Studies.