The economic development of South Korea: from poverty to a modern industrial state

How did a country with a dearth of natural resources and a sprawling population congested in a limited arable land transform itself into a modern industrial state within a generation? How could this have been achieved given the lingering geopolitical threats to its very survival as a state, as evide...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Chŏn, Sŭng-hun 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in the modern world economy 174
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:How did a country with a dearth of natural resources and a sprawling population congested in a limited arable land transform itself into a modern industrial state within a generation? How could this have been achieved given the lingering geopolitical threats to its very survival as a state, as evidenced by the Korean War and the internecine aggressive posturing of its neighbor to the north? This book looks at strategies, institutional arrangement, the role of entrepreneurs and workers in this odyssey, and on how those factors have worked together through effective leadership to transform South Korea's economic fortunes
Beschreibung:xxi, 273 Seiten Diagramme, Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780815379485
081537948X

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!