Contemporary South Korean Economy: Challenges and Prospects (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789813207233)

South Korea's post-war economic success is a well-known story. However, its development in the past two decades is relatively less investigated. By reviewing key economic issues in South Korea's economy today, this book offers an input to the research of contemporary South Korea, in particular the country's economic development and its external economic relations.This book provides an analytical overview of key issues in contemporary South Korean economy. The timely and in-depth study presented in the book examines the main reasons behind South Korea's economic slowdown in recent years, the economic and social impact following chaebol's growing business expansion, free trade agreements with China and the United States, the development of income inequality, the ageing demography and the Korean government's policy response to overcome the current economic difficulties.

Author: Min-Hua Chiang
ISBN-10: 981320723X
ISBN-13: 9789813207233
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2017
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d