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English is deeply embedded within recent neoliberal projects of social reformation in South Korea, becoming a central topic of contention in the controversial educational reforms of the Lee Myung-bak regime (2008-2012). It figured prominently in various changes to the Korean education system pursued by the Lee administration under the name of greater competitiveness, such as increasing English immersion instruction in public schools and opening greater number of special purpose high schools where English language skills are highlighted. Lee's policies on the one hand aimed to cater to middle-c

THE AUTHOR SKETCHES IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE END OF BIPOLARITY LOGICALLY ENTAILS IN AMERICA'S RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, KOREA, AND CHINA. HE OFFERS THEORETICAL GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE RELATED PHENOMENA OF TRANSNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND SUBNATIONAL ETHNIC FRAGMENTATION. HE CONCLUDES WITH A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE SCENARIOS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN AN ERA OF FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURAL CHANGE.