Korean Political and Economic Development: Crisis, Security, and Institutional Rebalancing

by Barry R. Weingast and Jongryn Mo

How do poor nations become rich, industrialized, and democratic? And what role does democracy play in this transition? To address these questions, Jongryn Mo and Barry R. Weingast study South Korea's remarkable transformation since 1960. The authors concentrate on three critical turning points: Park Chung Hee's creation of the development state beginning in the early 1960s, democratization in 1987, and the genesis of and reaction to the 1997 economic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067472674X
• ISBN13: 9780674726741
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.9"