1st Edition
Market and Society in Korea Interest, Institution and the Textile Industry
By Dennis McNamara
Copyright 2002
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Assessing the roles of capital, labour, and state, McNamara discovers a distinctive style of interest bargaining to bridge uncertainties and foster entrepreneurship. The textile industry serves as a microcosm of the broader social changes of the past five decades. Dramatic transitions from family firms to professional capitalism, from state direction to regulation, and from company unions to... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Market and society; Chapter 2 Industry formation, 1945–60; Chapter 3 Industry growth, 1961–79; Chapter 4 Industry maturity, 1980–2000; Chapter 5 Capital; Chapter 6 State; Chapter 7 Labor; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
Biography
Dennis McNamara is the Park Professor of Sociology and Korean Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. His publications include Corporatism and Korean Capitalism, Trade and Transformation in Korea, 1876–1945 and Textiles and Industrial Transition in Japan. He serves as President of the Economy and Society Research Committee of the International Sociological Association, co-chairs the Korea Seminar at the Foreign Service Institute of the US State Department, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
