Race to the Swift: State and Finance in Korean Industrialization FROM THE PUBLISHER
The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy.
One of the most provocative books written on the Korean economy in the past decade. (Far Eastern Economic Review)
SYNOPSIS
The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy.
FROM THE CRITICS
Far Eastern Economic Review
One of the most provocative books written on the Korean economy in the past decade.
Booknews
The author shows how the Korean economic "miracle" beginning in the 1960s is a product of Korea's earlier colonial relationship with Japan, skillful exploitation of its relationship to the US in the postwar period, and the state's manipulation of finance to sponsor successful industrial policy and rapid industrialization. Her unraveling of the riddle of the Korean state sheds light on the political economy of rapid industrialization and the nature of the state in general. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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