1st Edition

South Korea A Socioeconomic Overview from the Past to Present

390 Pages

by Routledge

390 Pages

by Routledge

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During the second half of the twentieth century, an economic boom, driven by advances in technology, has led South Korea to become the world's fastest growing economy. But, there were also social factors associated with this shift. In this book, Daniel J. Schwekendiek examines South Korea's socioeconomic evolution since the 1940s. After a brief introduction to Korean history from the late Joseon... Read more

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Images

Abbreviations

Map

Chronology

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1. Historical Development of Korea

1.1 Korea in Macro historical Perspective
1.2 Korea in the Era of High Imperialism
1.3 Korea under Japanese Colonization
1.4 Korea Facing Liberation and Division

Part 2. Social Perspectives of South Korea

2.1 Social Capital
2.2 Demography
2.3 Anthropometry and Gross Nutrition
2.4 Metropolization
2.5 Rural Development

Part 3. Economic Perspectives of South Korea

3.1 Economic Planning
3.2 Trade
3.3 Education
3.4 Capitalist Consumerism
3.5 Nation Branding

Part 4. Concluding Remarks

4.1 Paradigmatic Change in South Korea

Part 5. Appendices

5.1 Selected Underlying Data Used to Produce Figures
5.2 Supplementary Data

References

Index