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The socio-political economy of nuclear power development in Japan and South Korea
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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:22 authored by Scott Victor Valentine, Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin SovacoolThis paper analyzes the socio-cultural, political and economic conditions prevalent during the inception of nuclear power programs in Japan and South Korea in order to identify commonalities which support nuclear power program expansion. The study identifies six factors as having a clear influence on supporting nuclear power development: (1) strong state involvement in guiding economic development; (2) centralization of national energy policymaking and planning; (3) campaigns to link technological progress with national revitalization; (4) influence of technocratic ideology on policy decisions; (5) subordination of challenges to political authority, and (6) low levels of civic activism. The paper postulates that insights from this study can be used to assess the propensity of nations which have the emergent capacity to support nuclear power development to actually embark on such programs.
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Energy PolicyISSN
0301-4215Publisher
PergamonExternal DOI
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12Volume
38Page range
7971-7979Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2015-12-04Usage metrics
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