Democratic Republican Party (South Korea) combination of state and corporate chaebol power pioneered by the party continues to be deeply built into the foundations of the South Korean economic system. Following the promulgation in October 1972 of the Yushin Constitution, which implemented numerous authoritarian centralizing measures such as the direct appointment of a third of the National Assembly by the President, the DRP assumed an unprecedented level of political power. For the next eight years, South Korea was essentially a one-party state ruled by the DRP. After Park's assassination on 26 October 1979 and the seizure of power by Chun Doo-hwan in the coup d'état
Chaebol from the same hanja or kanji), some major differences have evolved between chaebol and keiretsu: The chaebol model is heavily reliant on a complex system of interlocking ownership. The owner of the chaebol, with the help of family members, family-owned charity and senior managers from subsidiaries, has to control only three of four public companies, who themselves control other companies that control subsidiaries. A good example of this practice would be the owner of Doosan, who controlled more than 20 subsidiaries with only a minor participation in about 5 companies. The chairmen in charge of the chaebol possess a small