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Authored Books

Kong, Tat Yan (2000) The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea. A Fragile Miracle. London: Routledge.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Kim, Dae Hwan and Kong, Tat Yan, eds. (1996) The Korean Peninsula in Transition. London; New York: St Antony's-Macmillan/St Martin's.

Book Chapters

Kong, Tat Yan (2022) 'Support from China.' In: Chiang, Min-Hua, (ed.), The Political Economy of North Korea: Domestic, Regional and Global Dynamics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, pp. 99-120.

Kong, Tat Yan (2020) 'Tentative Foundations of Economic Recovery: North Korea in the 2010s.' In: Tiedman, Craig, (ed.), Reconstructing North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Asia Studies Centre, Henry Jackson Society, pp. 10-15.

Kong, Tat Yan (2012) 'Neo-Liberal Restructuring in South Korea Before and After the Crisis.' In: Chang, Kyung-Sup, Fine, Ben and Weiss, Linda, (eds.), Developmental Politics in Transition: The Neoliberal Era and Beyond. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 235-253. (Macmillan IPE Series)

Kong, Tat Yan (2003) 'Politics, the State and Business in the Democratic Transition of South Korea.' In: Amann, E and Chang, Ha-Joon, (eds.), Brazil and South Korea : economic crisis and restructuring. London: ILAS, pp. 202-221.

Kong, Tat Yan (2002) 'Regime Change in South Korea.' In: Kim, Hyuk-Rae, (ed.), Korean Studies Forum. Seoul: Yonsei University Press, pp. 111-137.

Kong, Tat Yan (1997) 'Democratization and Its Aftermath: Transition and Continuity in South Korea.' In: Kim, Dae Hwan and Kong, Tat Yan, (eds.), The Korean Peninsula in Transition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 91-115.

Kong, Tat Yan (1996) 'The Origins of Democratization and Economic Liberalization in South Korea.' In: Nonnemans, Gerd, (ed.), Economic and Political Liberalization: Linkages and Dynamics in International Comparative Perspective. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, pp. 229-244.

Journal Article

Chu, Yin-Wah and Kong, Tat Yan (2024) 'East Asian Varieties of Capitalism and Socio-Economic Inequality: South Korea and Hong Kong Compared.' Journal of Contemporary Asia, 54 (1). pp. 61-89.

Kong, Tat Yan (2021) 'How China Views North Korea's Readiness to Reform and Its Influence on China's North Korea Policy in the Post-Cold War Era.' The Pacific Review, 34 (1). pp. 85-112.

Kong, Tat Yan (2020) 'The Advance of Marketization in North Korea: Between political rigidity and economic flexibility.' Modern Asian Studies, 54 (3). pp. 830-867.

Kong, Tat Yan (2018) 'China's Engagement-Oriented Strategy Towards North Korea: Achievements and Limitations.' The Pacific Review, 31 (1). pp. 76-95.

Kong, Tat Yan (2014) 'The Political Obstacles to economic Reform in North Korea: The Ultra Cautious Strategy in Comparative Perspective.' The Pacific Review, 27 (1). pp. 73-96.

Kong, Tat Yan (2013) 'From Late-Industrialisation to Globalisation: The Hybridisation of Labour Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms.' New Political Economy, 18 (5). pp. 625-652.

Kong, Tat Yan (2012) 'Cooperation in Unlikely Settings: The Rise of Cooperative Labor Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms.' Politics and Society, 40 (3). pp. 425-452.

Kong, Tat Yan (2011) 'Pathways to Cooperation: The Transformation of Labour Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms.' Economy and Society, 40 (1). pp. 56-83.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) 'Globalization and Labour Market Reform: Patterns of Response in Northeast Asia.' British Journal of Political Science, 36 (2). pp. 359-383.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) 'Labor and Globalization: Locating the Northeast Asian Newly Industrializing Countries.' Review of International Political Economy, 13 (1). pp. 103-28.

Kong, Tat Yan (2005) 'Labour and Neo-Liberal Globalization in South Korea and Taiwan.' Modern Asian Studies, 39 (1). pp. 163-198.

Kong, Tat Yan (2004) 'Corruption and the Effect of Regime Type: the Case of Taiwan.' New Political Economy, 9 (3). pp. 341-364.

Kong, Tat Yan (2004) 'Neo-Liberalization and Incorporation in Advanced Newly Industrialized Countries: A View from South Korea.' Political Studies, 52 (1). pp. 19-42.

Kong, Tat Yan (2000) 'Power Alternation in South Korea.' Government and Opposition, 35 (3). pp. 370-391.

Kong, Tat Yan (1996) 'Corruption and its Institutional Foundations: The Experience of South Korea.' IDS Bulletin, 27 (2). pp. 48-55.

Kong, Tat Yan (1995) 'From Relative Autonomy to Consensual Development: The Case of South Korea.' Political Studies, 43 (4). pp. 630-634.

Monographs and Working Papers

Hemmings, John, Pacheco Pardo, Ramon and Kong, Tat Yan (2018) Negotiating the Peace: Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula. London: Henry Jackson Society.

Kong, Tat Yan (2008) North Korea's Nuclear Capacity and the Path of Reform. Written Evidence for the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Tenth Report, Global Security: Japan and Korea. London: UK Parliament House of Commons: Select Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula: The North Korean Nuclear Issue. Written Evidence for the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Seventh Report: East Asia, Vol. 2. London: UK Parliament: House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affiars.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Hemmings, John, Kong, Tat Yan and Pacheco Pardo, Ramon (2018) Achieving Peace on the Korean Peninsula. The Diplomat [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Kong, Tat Yan (2018) Rear Vision - The summit of the century: the relationship between North Korea and the US. ABC [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Audios

Kong, Tat Yan (2013) Rear Vision. North Korea: The History of Its Relationship with the US and with Nuclear Weapons. Australia Broadcasting Corporation. [Audio]

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) Rear Vision: North Korea. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [Audio]