Korean crisis : unraveling of the miracle in the IMF era
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Korean crisis : unraveling of the miracle in the IMF era
Macmillan, 2000
Available at 40 libraries
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Bibliography: p. [365]-370
Includes index
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Description
This text explores the reasons for Korea's economic crisis, its aftermath, and its impact on the system that brought it about. It traces a variety of events that constituted the crisis including: a series of scandals at the height of the Korean miracle; the efforts of the one time dissident Kim Dae Jung, as president, to curb the overweening power of the chaebol, or conglomerates; the outside intervention by the IMF; and the country's desperate efforts to obtain foreign investment. At the same time, the book explores another overwhelming problem, that of coming to terms with North Korea, which is suffering from famine but still a threat.
Table of Contents
Crossroads - IMF vs. Korea Inc. - 'Deejay, Deejay' - Criminals on Parade - Policy and Politics - Piggy-Banking - Unrest in the Workplace - On the Fast Track - Selling Off, Selling Out - Framing a Peace - Nukes and Missiles - Crisis of Identity
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