1-1. How to view the Joseon period

1-2. Perception and Periodization of the Joseon Period

1-3. Origins of Joseon’s Local Administrative System and Their Social and Political Impolications

1-4. Social Changes of the Late Goryeo Period and the Founding of Joseon

2-1. Formation of the Centralized Bureaucratic System

2-2. Formation of the Local Governance Structure

2-3. Construction of Local Governance Infrastructure: Transportation and Tribute Grain Transport Systems

2-4. Reorganization of Education and Welfare Foundations: Establishment of County Education and Medical Systems

3-1. Formation of the Local Magistrate System in the Early Joseon Period

3-2. Status and Duties of Local Magistrates

3-3. Everyday Practices of Local Magistrates in the Field

3-4. 17th-Century Discourses on the Reform of the Local Magistrate System

4-1. Establishment of the Local Functionary System in the Joseon Period

4-2. Local Governance in the Joseon Dynasty and the Organization and Duties of Local Functionaries

4-3. Characteristics of the Local Functionary Class and Their Lived History

4-4. The Self-Perception of Local Functionaries and Their Aspirations for Upward Social Mobility

5-1. Local Conditions in the 17th Century and the Crisis of the County-Prefecture and Local Magistrate Systems

5-2. Development of Local Governance Policies to Overcome the Crisis

5-3. Resident Scholar-Official Families and Measures for Local Agencies

5-4. Systematization of Regional Identification and Construction of the Local Ruling System

7-1. The Financial System of Local Governments

7-2. Relief Policies of Local Governments

7-3. Local Governments’ Strategies for Securing Financial Resources

7-4. Peasant Resistance against Tax Exploitation by Authorities

8-1. Trends in Local Governance during the First Half of King Gojong's Reign

8-2. Local Governance Reforms by the Enlightenment Faction during the Gabo Reform Period

8-3. Directions of Local Governance during the Korean Empire Period

8-4. A Search for a Modern Local Administrative System: Its Significance and Legacy