In Pursuit of “Self-Reliant National Defense:” South Korea’s Strategic Catch-up Under Park Chung-hee, 1962-1979.

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MacKellar, Angus

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2026

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Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::History and philosophy subjects::History subjects::History

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This paper seeks to understand the driving forces behind South Korea’s strategic catch-up, investigating the nature of ROK economic and military growth under Park Chung-hee and ascertaining how important the policies and leadership of the Park regime were in that process.

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MacKellar, Angus. "In Pursuit of “Self-Reliant National Defense:” South Korea’s Strategic Catch-up Under Park Chung-hee, 1962-1979." REPORT: West Point Undergraduate Historical Review 16 (Spring 2026): 15-32.

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14216/1781

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REPORT: West Point Undergraduate Historical Review, Volume 016 (Spring 2026)