From Miracle to Maturity: The Growth of the Korean Economy

by Barry Eichengreen, Dwight H. Perkins, Kwanho Shin

The economic growth of South Korea has been a remarkable success story. After the Korean War, the country was one of the poorest economies on the planet; by the twenty-first century, it had become a middle-income country, a member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (the club of advanced economies), and home to some of the world's leading industrial corporations. And yet, many Koreans are less than satisfied with their country's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066758
• ISBN13: 9780674066755
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"