Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions. Yu Hyongwon and the Late Choson Dynasty - James B. Palais

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vi CONTENTS



  • 1 I. The Debate over the Military Training Agency, 1651-82



    1. The Search for Alternative Modes of Military Finance





    1. Military Reorganization, Weapons, and Walls





    1. The Military Service System, 1682- 18 7°



    • Conclusion

    • Introduction PART V. REFORM OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION





    1. The King and His Court





    1. Reforming the Central Bureaucracy





    1. Personnel Policy





    1. Provincial and Local Administration





    1. The Community Compact System (Hyangyak)





    1. Yu Hyongwon's Community Compact Regulations



    • Conclusion

    • Introduction PART VI. FINANCIAL REFORM AND THE ECONOMY





    1. Tribute and the Taedong Reform





    1. The Taedong Model for Official Salaries and Expenses





    1. Copper Cash and the Monetary System





    1. Yu Hyongwon's Analysis of Currency





    1. A Cycle of Inflation and Deflation





    1. Cash and Economic Change after

      • Conclusion





  • Epilogue: The Complexities of Korean Confucian Statecraft

  • Notes

  • Glossary

  • List of Kings of the Choson Dynasty

  • List of Names II

  • Bibliography

  • Index

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