BOOK REVIEWS205 In sum, Barringer, Gardner, and Levin have produced one of the best sourcebooks for the study of Asian Americans. Particularly for those interested in Korean Americans, this book is an invaluable source of information , since Koreans appeared in sufficient numbers for the first time in the 1980 Census, making comprehensive analysis possible. Some data on Korean Americans revealed by this book may surprise the reader: for example, the gender differences in educational level appear greatest among Korean Americans in comparison with other Asian groups, and the percentage of Korean American families below the poverty level is the second highest (after the Vietnamese) among all Asian groups. The reader should also note that Korean immigration to the United States (Hawaii) began in 1903, not in 1946 as indicated in Table 2.1 (p. 24). There are a couple of additional points the reader should note. The concept of "adhesive adaptation" is not similar to the concept "ethnic enclave," as the authors appear to interpret it. The concept of ethnic enclave connotes ethnic separatism or isolation. As conceptualized by Hurh and Kim (1984), adhesive adaptation refers to a particular mode of adaptation in which certain aspects of the new culture and social relations with members of the host society are added on to the immigrants' traditional culture and social networks, without replacing or modifying any significant part of the old. Finally, a minor point needs mentioning. The bibliography section of the book is not always accurate—some references are either missing or incorrect . For example, Hurh and Kim's three publications are listed under Hune. These minor points, however, do not mar the overall quality of the book. The authors should be commended for producing a highly comprehensive source book for Asian and Pacific Islander American studies. Won Moo Hurh Western Illinois University A Dragon 's Progress: Development Administration in Korea, edited by Gerald E. Caiden and Bun Woong Kim. West Hartford, Conn.: Kumarian Press, 1991. 273 pp. This collection of essays on development administration in Korea is "based on the conviction that, although every country has to follow its own path to modernization and development, all countries can learn from each other's experiences" (p. ix). While virtually all of the papers have been culled from previously published journal articles or conference papers written during the 1980s, packaged together in this way, the set is 206BOOK REVIEWS quite remarkable. It conveys not only a sense of the tremendous change that has occurred in Korea, but also a level of sophistication in understanding this change. While each of the readings has some praiseworthy aspects, the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts. I am impressed by how the editors have molded together the different pieces to form a coherent impression of development administration in Korea. Early on, the book presents a "yin and yang," or "upside, downside" view of postwar development in Korea. While Hahn Been Lee's essay (chapter 1) describes the extent to which public administration has developed into a rational and systematic field with "technical, programmatic, and political" dimensions, Dong Hyun Kim's chapter argues for "alternative social development strategies." He points out that, while there have been tremendous strides in economic growth and in the standard of living (measured by indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality, the extent of piped water supply, and middle-school entrance rates), economic development in Korea has exacerbated inequality and a "substantial part of development gains has been clustered at the thin upper crust of society, consisting mostly of those who control the means of production" (pp. 910 ). The theme of the price of the dragon's progress echoes throughout the book, but few of the authors are as pointed in their critique of Korea as Dong Hyun Kim. Indeed, much of the book presents a somewhat technical, detached, academic view of development in Korea. Not that there is nothing of interest . There are comparisons of Korean actualities to Western theories of development (chapter 3) or Mahn Kee Kim's comparisons of Korea, China, and Japan, with regard to the role of Confucianism (considered to be the greatest determinant of Korean culture), familism (blood relationships ), hierarchies and...