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Synopsis
List of Acronyms List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: AGRICULTURE IN THE KOREAN DEVELOPMENT MODEL Primitive Capital Accumulation and Agriculture Economic Crisis and the Stagnation of Agriculture Unequal Exchange Between Agriculture and Industry Globalisation and Rural Poverty PART II: PATRIARCHAL RELATIONS AND MODES OF PRODUCTION TOWARD AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK Patriarchal Relations and Sexual Division of Labour Women in the Contemporary World Economic System The Triple Exploitation of Rural Women in Korea PART III: RURAL WOMEN'S LABOUR IN KOREA Socio-Economic Structure of Farming Villages The Extension of Women's Labour Rural Women and Power Relations Conclusion Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the unrecognized role played and burden borne by rural women during the last four decades of South Korean economic development. It offers a new critical understanding of the crucial role played by rural women in the Korean economic 'miracle'.