Corporatism and Korean Capitalism

by Dennis L. McNamara (Editor)

Overview

Corporatism and Korean Capitalism employs corporatist theory to examine the Korean experience of state-business ties. It includes theoretical chapters on Asian and Korean corporatism, case studies of agriculture, industry and industrial relations and an introduction to comparative corporatism. It helps to push the study of Korean political and economic change from description on to theoretical analysis.
This volume will challenge researchers and students of Asian studies, economics and politics to extend and refine their understanding of both corporatism and Korea. Moreover, this book offers a guide to policymakers confounded by the curious mix of collusion and competition in Korean political economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134636891
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2012
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Park Professor of Korean Studies and Chair of the Sociology Department at Georgetown University. His books include Trade and Transformation in Korea, 1876–1945; Textiles and Industrial Transition in Japan and Colonial Origins of Korean Enterprise, 1910–1945.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Dennis L. McNamara; Chapter 2 Comparative corporatism, Dennis L. McNamara; Chapter 3 The enticement of corporatism, T.J. Pempel; Chapter 4 Benign capitalism—idea and institution, Dennis L. McNamara; Chapter 5 From affiliation to association, Hyug Baeg Im; Chapter 6 From patron to partner, Dennis L. McNamara; Chapter 7 From parastatal control to corporatist intermediation, Larry L. Burmeister; Chapter 8 Korean capitalism, Dennis L. McNamara;

Editorial Reviews

Brings together two theoretical chapters on Asian and Korean corporatism, case studies of agriculture, industry, and industrial relations, an introductory chapter on comparative corporatism, and a conclusion on the future of corporatist interest exchange on the peninsula, in an effort to delineate patterns of state and society that have defined Korean capitalism. Contributors combine goals of a better understanding of the democratic transition in South Korea and extension of the corporatist thesis to the Korean experience of polity and market. Mcnamara teaches Korean studies at Georgetown University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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