Asia's Next Giant: South Korea and Late Industrialization

by Alice H. Amsden

Book Overview

While the rise of Japan in the world economy has been widely chronicled, South Korea has been quietly growing into a major economic force that is even challenging Japan in some industries. This book examines how government in South Korea has worked with selected industries to create companies that compete aggressively in world markets. The author views South Korean growth as an example of "late industrialization," a process in which a nation's industries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195058526
• ISBN13: 9780195058529
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"