Korea as a knowledge economy : evolutionary process and lessons learned

Introduction -- The knowledge economy framework -- The Korean context -- Overview of the study -- Overview of Korea's development process until 1997 -- Development strategies and policies: chronological review -- Economic growth and structural changes -- Elements of success for Korea's economic growth -- The challenges for Korea's development strategies -- Problems that caused the financial crisis of 1997 -- New strategies for Korea's economic development -- Designing a new economic framework -- Financial sector reforms -- Corporate sector reforms -- Labor market reforms -- Public sector reforms -- Venture business policy -- Summary and assessments -- Building an information infrastructure for a knowledge-based economy -- Development of the ICT industry in Korea -- Korea's strategy to build an information society -- ICT venture enterprises and venture capital -- Assessment and further challenges -- Meeting skill and human resource requirements -- Korean education system and educational performance -- Main features of educational development -- Education policy' response to the needs of a knowledge-based economy -- Conclusion -- Harnessing the potential of science and technology -- Industrialization and technology development -- Technology acquisition for industrialization -- Domestic technological activities -- Government and public sector R&D -- Supportive measures for industrial technology development -- Changes after the financial crisis -- Conclusion and policy lessons -- Assessment and lessons -- Korea's stance as a knowledge economy -- Lessons learned -- Conclusion -- References