The New Korea: An Inside Look at South Korea's Economic Rise

by Myung Oak Kim and Sam Jaffe

In 1953, South Korea was rated by the U.N. as the poorest country in the world. Five decades later, it is the fifteenth largest economy. Now, South Korea's decisions on how to manage its society and its role as a modern democracy--while also establishing its policy regarding reunification with North Korea--will determine where the country will go in the next fifty years. The New Korea examines the political, economic, industrial, and societal aspects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814414893
• ISBN13: 9780814414897
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher