INTERNAL SOCIETAL REACTION TO EXTERNAL CHANGE: THE CASE OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA

摘要

As social systems increase in complexity, they must monitor the relationships among their internal components carefully, to see that their functioning is harmonious. The internal components must not only meet their own needs, but must meet the overall needs of the total society as well. If this is not done adequately, the society could face an alarming increase in internal entropy, to its great peril. However, in attending to internal needs, the complex society cannot neglect the need to monitor and react to a variety of external flows, including monetary and information flows.