JOHN E. TURNER is Regents' Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He has authored or co-authored ten books, including The Political Basis of Economic Development, Labour's Doorstep Politics in London, and The Methodology of Comparative Research.VICKI L. HESLI is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program at the University of Iowa. She has published articles dealing with the former Soviet Union and is co-editor of Public Opinion and Regime Change.DONG SUH BARK is Professor in the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and is a member of the Korean National Academy of Sciences. He has published in several areas, including the development of Korean public administration.HOON YU is Professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Administration and President of the Korean Association for Public Enterprise. He is the author of several books on the Korean budgetary system and on public finance.

• Introduction The Research Terrain Historical Backdrop The Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) Profiles of the Villages Villages in Transition: Changing Attitudes and Behavior During the Effective Life of the Saemaul Movement The Mass Media and Traditional Communication Channels: Contrasting Patterns Socio-Demographic Attributes and Individual Attitudes as Constraints upon Behavior Korean Villagers and Their Urban Cousins The Findings in Retrospect and Prospect

JOHN E. TURNER is Regents' Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He has authored or co-authored ten books, including The Political Basis of Economic Development, Labour's Doorstep Politics in London, and The Methodology of Comparative Research.VICKI L. HESLI is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program at the University of Iowa. She has published articles dealing with the former Soviet Union and is co-editor of Public Opinion and Regime Change.DONG SUH BARK is Professor in the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and is a member of the Korean National Academy of Sciences. He has published in several areas, including the development of Korean public administration.HOON YU is Professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Administration and President of the Korean Association for Public Enterprise. He is the author of several books on the Korean budgetary system and on public finance.

• Introduction The Research Terrain Historical Backdrop The Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) Profiles of the Villages Villages in Transition: Changing Attitudes and Behavior During the Effective Life of the Saemaul Movement The Mass Media and Traditional Communication Channels: Contrasting Patterns Socio-Demographic Attributes and Individual Attitudes as Constraints upon Behavior Korean Villagers and Their Urban Cousins The Findings in Retrospect and Prospect

JOHN E. TURNER is Regents' Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He has authored or co-authored ten books, including The Political Basis of Economic Development, Labour's Doorstep Politics in London, and The Methodology of Comparative Research.VICKI L. HESLI is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program at the University of Iowa. She has published articles dealing with the former Soviet Union and is co-editor of Public Opinion and Regime Change.DONG SUH BARK is Professor in the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and is a member of the Korean National Academy of Sciences. He has published in several areas, including the development of Korean public administration.HOON YU is Professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Administration and President of the Korean Association for Public Enterprise. He is the author of several books on the Korean budgetary system and on public finance.

• Introduction The Research Terrain Historical Backdrop The Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) Profiles of the Villages Villages in Transition: Changing Attitudes and Behavior During the Effective Life of the Saemaul Movement The Mass Media and Traditional Communication Channels: Contrasting Patterns Socio-Demographic Attributes and Individual Attitudes as Constraints upon Behavior Korean Villagers and Their Urban Cousins The Findings in Retrospect and Prospect