"South Korea's rapid industrialization occurred with the rise of powerful chaebÇl (family-owned business conglomerates) that controlled vast swaths of the nation's economy. Leader Park Chung Hee's sense of backwardness and urgency led him to rely on familial, school, and regional ties to...

"Over the last 25 years, South Korea has witnessed growing inequality due to the proliferation of non-standard employment, ballooning household debt, deepening export-dependency, and the growth of super-conglomerates such as Samsung and Hyundai. Combined with declining rates of economic growth...

Ob der Haushaltsplan als Gesetz eine Bedingung für eine rechtsstaatliche Demokratie ist, ist die These, die überprüft werden muss. Der Haushalt in Deutschland wird als die Feststellung des Haushaltsplans in Gesetzesform bezeichnet. Währenddessen wird der Haushaltsplan in Südkorea nicht...

"This book explains how South Korea has uniquely transformed itself from a developing to a developed country by combining economic analysis with historical perspective. The book shows that the path has been a tortuous one, involving earlier failure in history and recurring crises after the high...

"Based on workshops co-organized by Japan's St. Andrew University and Taiwan's National Chengchi University, this book provides readers with the toolbox for navigating the regional dynamics of political economy in Southeast Asia, with special focus on exploring the key factors determining the...