The Korean Economies: A Comparison of North and South

by Ui-gak Hwang and Eui-Gak Hwang

After the war, the divided Korea ignored common historical and economic homogeneity: the North established an autocratic socialism while the South established a market-oriented capitalism. Hwang analyzes Korea's traditional interdependence and the economic consequences of the war, giving a comparison of the two economies in terms of the macroeconomic index and living standards. He investigates public finance within the economies as well as external...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198288018
• ISBN13: 9780198288015
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"