The politics of climate change in a neo-developmental state: The case of South Korea
- 주제(키워드) Political economy , climate policies , East Asian developmental state , green industrial policies , South Korea
- 주제(기타) Political Science
- 설명문(일반) [Kalinowski, Thomas] Ewha Womans Univ, Polit Sci, Grad Sch Int Studies, Seoul, South Korea
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
- 발행년도 2021
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000182483
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512120924741
초록/요약
South Korea is the seventh largest emitter of CO2 and its climate-change mitigation policies are clearly insufficient. At the same time, the country has been very ambitious in implementing industrial policies promoting green technologies and international initiatives to support greenhouse gas mitigation in developing countries. What explains this discrepancy between weak emission goals and strong investments in green technology as well as ambitions to become a green 'global leader'? This article argues that the specific character of Korean climate policies can be understood in the context of Korea's legacy as a developmental state characterized by strong corporatist links between state and business as well as a weak civil society.
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