The politics of economic reform in South Korea : a fragile miracle

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The politics of economic reform in South Korea : a fragile miracle

Tat Yan Kong

(Routledge advances in Korean studies, 1)

Routledge, 2000

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Bibliography: p. [255]-276

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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.

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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

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