Han Unbound: The Political Economy of South Korea

by John Lie

Book Overview

This book reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950's to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980's. The author argues that South Korea's economic, cultural, and political development was the product of a unique set of historical circumstances that cannot be replicated elsewhere, and that only by ignoring the costs and negative consequences of development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804730555
• ISBN13: 9780804730556
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"