The Park Chung Hee Era: Transformation Of South Korea Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

In 1961 South Korea Was Mired Poverty By 1979 It Had A Powerful Industrial Economy And Vibrant Civil Society The Making Which Would Lead To Democratic Breakthrough Eight Years Later Transformation Took Place During Of Park Chung Hee\ S Presidency Seized Power Coup Ruled As Virtual Dictator Until His Assassination October He Is Credited With Modernizing But At Huge Political Social Cost Korea\ Landscape Under Defies Easy Categorization State Predatory Yet Technocratic Reform-Minded Quick Crack Down On Dissidents Name Order Nation Balanced Uneasily Between Opposition Forces Calling For Reforms Government\ Obsession Economic Growth Chaebol (A Conglomerate Multinationals Based Korea) Received Massive Government Support Pioneer New Industries Even Nationwide Campaign Shock Therapy-Interest Hikes Devaluation Wage Cuts-Met Strong Public Resistance Caused Considerable Hardship This Landmark Volume Examines Era Development Study Complex Politics Modernization Drawing An Extraordinary Range Sources Both English Korean These Essays Recover Contextualize Many Ambiguities Trajectory From Sustainable High Rate Σελίδες: 752 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0311 Διαστάσεις: 16 2X16 2Cm