Browsing by Subject "Korea"
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Application of OECD Guidance on the Material Flow Accounting(MFA): Case of the Republic of Korea
(2008-04-25)It is recognized that understanding the flow of materials into and out of the socio-economy is essential for reducing the stress to the environment, improving resource productivity and achieving sustainable development. ... -
Carbon Price Pass-Through in the Chinese Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from Korea and the European Union
(2021-12)On July 16, 2021, the Chinese Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) opened trading. Covering more than 4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, the ETS accounts for 40% of China’s national carbon emissions and is the largest carbon market ... -
Pathogens from the Pulpit: Missionary Perceptions of Disease in Colonial Korea (1910-1940)
(2019-04-15)This thesis examines how Western missionaries in colonial Korea (1910-1945) perceived disease among the Korean populace. Notably, missionaries in their accounts focused on two diseases, leprosy and tuberculosis. Building ... -
Public Support, Family Support, and Life Satisfaction of the Elderly: Evidence from a New Government Old-Age Pension in Korea
(2012)Population aging is a global phenomenon occurring both in developed and less developed countries. While families are still playing an important role in providing support for elderly people, governments are also expanding ... -
Rising Sun Over Namsan: Shinto Shrines and Tan'gun in Colonial Korea, 1910-1945
(2015)From 1868-1912, Japan underwent a rapid transformation into a modern nation state. This period of time became known as the Meiji Restoration, and practically all aspects of social and political life were affected including ... -
"Tell Us More Grandmother!": Korean "Comfort Women" Re/constructing and Re/presenting the "Truth" and Memory of Survival through Narratives
(2009-05-01)This work explores the narratives of the military sexual slavery, or “Comfort Women” survivors in South Korea. Between 1910 and 1945, Japan colonized Korea to expand to the other nations, with a dream of establishing the ... -
Transforming Orthodoxies: Buddhist Curriculums and Educational Institutions in Contemporary South Korea
(2015)What do Buddhist monks really know about Buddhism? How do they imagine their religion, and more importantly, how does their understanding of their tradition differ from the one found in our typical introduction to Buddhism ... -
Zainichi: How Violence and Naming Determine A Consciousness
(2015-05-05)The purpose of this research paper is to identify how the post-colonial Koreans (also known as zainichi) who remained in Japan after World War II form their identity. The challenge within this question lies in the fact that ...
