Visiting Korea last month for the first time since 1959, I found a number of promising changes for the better, along with persistent problems from the past and some developing difficulties for the future.
In general, recent years have marked genuine progress. The new regime in Seoul is the best government that has emerged in Korea since 1945. The new president, General Chung Hee Park, and his administration cannot be expected to accomplish miracles in a short time, but they are working hard and well. The ever-present and endemic factionalism in Korean political and social life is something one has to see in order to believe. Along with this major handicap are the usual shortages of an emerging nation in personnel capable of leading and operating the processes of modernization and development.
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