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Summary: The book examines the major economic issues flowing from the Korean financial crisis of 1997, and covers such issues as industrial relations, macroeconomic sectors, the role of administrations, and corporates' globalisation process by over-expanded foreign direct investment. The chapters contained in this book are written from a wide variety of contributors, including a former government technocrat, president's advisory board member, plus leading Korean economy specialists. Key Features 1. Includes empirical surveys from the leading academics in Korea 2. Exclusively research methodology on each topic 3. First attempt to explain limited but historically important period economic policy 4. Linked with transformation of Asian Business from developing stage into developed one 5. Explained the third wave of Chaebols' organisation and role of government The Editors: Kim, Young-Chan is Senior Lecturer of International Business and Economics at Greenwich University, and Senior Research Fellow in Chinese Research Network in same University. He is co-founder of the Anglo-Korean Economic Institute with Lord Parkinson and is Chief Consultant for the Asian Desk, Department of Trade and Industry, UK. Kim, Doo-Jin is Professor of political economy and Korean studies at Frankfurt University. He had been appointed Professor of Political Economy and the Korean Studies Chair at Sciences-Po, Paris, France in 2005. His recent publication includes Newly Industrialising Countries and International Competitiveness: Market Power and Korean Electronics Multinationals (2006). The book is aimed at any readers who are interested in globalization of Korean industry in face of trade friction undertaken developed economies, with a focus on Korean foreign direct investment (FDI) in advanced countries, e.g. in the EU and the US. Kim, Young Jun is Professor of the Graduate School of National Intelligence, Korea. His research area is Foreign and Security Policy-Making Processes between Anglo-European and Anglo-American Relations. In recently his particular concern goes to Intelligence Studies. Contents: The Crisis in Retrospect Introduction: Korean economy in the Globalisation Era: The Kim Young-Sam Period (Yoon-Dae Euh) Korean Chaebol: Going Global and Overexpanded FDI (Youngwook Jun and Dong-Soon Kim) 'Dismal Leadership' or Macroeconomic Fatigue? An Analysis of the Kim Young-Sam Administration's Role in the 1997 Economic Crisis (Judith Cherry) Labor Relations during the Korean Civil Government (Jae-Won Kim and Sonja Tsi Hae) Kim Young-Sam's Reform and Unexpected Tragedy that Followed (Moon-Suk Ahn and Seungbeom Choi) The Korean Financial Crisis and Government Policies: Perception and Response (Man-Soo Kang) Bipolarization of the Korean Economy and its Policy Implications (Woosung Lee) Implications of Korea's Segyehwa Policy (Doo-Jin Kim ) The IMF Crisis and the crisis of the Korean labour Movement (Kevin Gray) Beyond neo-liberal globalization: The rationale for the Korean progressive reformist government (Doo-Jin Kim)
Synopsis
About the editors: Dr Young-Chan Kim is Senior Lecturer of International Business and Economics at Greenwich University. Doo-Jin Kim is Professor of Political Economy and Korea Studies at Frankfurt University. Young Jun Kim is Professor at the Graduate School of National Intelligence, Korea. Summary: the book examines the major economic issues flowing from the Korean financial crisis of 1997, and covers such issues as industrial relations, macroeconomic sectors, the role of administrations, and corporates globalisation process by over-expanded foreign direct investment. The chapters contained in this book are written from a wide variety of contributors, including a former government technocrat, presidents advisory board member, plus leading Korean economy specialists. Readership: the book is aimed at any readers who are interested on Asian business and the role of government. Key features: Includes empirical surveys from the leading academics in Korea; exclusively research methodology on each topic; first attempt to explain limited but historically important period economic policy; linked with transformation of Asian Business from developing stage into developed one; explained the third wave of Chaebols organisation and role of government. Contents: Preface - systematic change in Korea since the IMF crisis (by Young Jun Kim) Introduction: Korean economy in the globalisation era: the Kim Young-Sam period (by Yoon-Dae Euh) Korean Chaebol: going global and over-expanded FDI (by Youngwook Jun and Dong-Soon Kim) Dismal leadership or macroeconomic fatigue? An analysis of the Kim Young-Sam administrations role in the 1997 economic crisis (by Judith Cherry) Labor relations during the Korean civil government (by Jae-Won Kim and Sonja Tsi Hae Amberg) Kim Young-Sams reform and unexpected tragedy that followed (Moon-Suk Ahn and Seung Beom Choi) The Korean financial crisis and government policies: perception and response (by Man-Soo Kang) Bipolarization of the Korean economy and its policy implications (by Woosung Lee) Implications of Koreas Segyehwa policy (by Doo-Jin Kim) The IMF crisis and the crisis of the Korean labour movement (by Kevin Gray) Beyond neo-liberal globalization: agenda for the Korean reformist government (by Doo-Jin Kim)
Synopsis
South Korea: Challenging Globalisation and the Post-Crisis Reforms examines the major economic issues flowing from the Korean financial crisis of 1997, and covers such issues as industrial relations, macroeconomic sectors, the role of administrations, and corporates globalization process by over-expanded foreign direct investment. The chapters contained in this book are written from a wide variety of contributors, including a former government technocrat, presidents advisory board member, plus leading Korean economy specialists.
About the Author
Young-Chan Kim is Senior Lecturer of International Business and Economics at Greenwich University.Doo-Jin Kim is Professor of Political Economy and Korea Studies at Frankfurt University.Young Jun Kim is Professor at the Graduate School of National Intelligence, Korea.
Table of Contents
Preface - systematic change in Korea since the IMF crisis; Introduction: Korean economy in the globalisation era: the Kim Young-Sam period; Korean Chaebol: going global and over-expanded FDI; ‘Dismal leadership or macroeconomic fatigue? An analysis of the Kim Young-Sam administrations role in the 1997 economic crisis; Labor relations during the Korean civil government; Kim Young-Sams reform and unexpected tragedy that followed; The Korean financial crisis and government policies: perception and response; Bipolarization of the Korean economy and its policy implications; Implications of Koreas Segyehwa policy; The IMF crisis and the crisis of the Korean labour movement; Beyond neo-liberal globalization: agenda for the Korean reformist government.