The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea: A Fragile Miracle / Edition 1

by Tat Yan Kong

Overview

This comprehensive and authoritative account of the development of the Korean economy combines an historical approach with a substantial treatment of the new economy. Its fresh analysis of the recent transition and systematic treatment of labour issues represent a significant contribution to the scholarship on the politics of development. It is an essential resource for students of comparative political economy and East Asian development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415145039
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/28/2000
Series:	Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tat Yan Kong

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Korea in the comparative political economy debateChapter 2. Pre-1979 patterns of political economy: the making of a fragile miracleChapter 3. Gradualist pattern of trasition: Korea Inc. after the 1979-80 crisisChapter 4. From autonomous state to consensual development? The impact of democratizationChapter 5. Rise and fall of the globalization project: the political economy of 'high cost low efficiency'Chapter 6. The twilight of developmentalism? Korea in the 'IMF Era'Chapter 7. Conclusion: fragile miracle 1979-99