The Political Economy of Korea: Transition, Transformation and Turnaround - Hardcover

by J. Uttam (Author)

Korea's twin transitions - agrarian to industrial and industrial to post-industrial - transformed the country's political economy. Moving away from the traditional focus on aspects such as market, culture, and colonialism, the author argues that Korea's 'second state' was revitalized through the 'people's movement' and 'citizens movement'.

Author Biography

Dr Jitendra Uttam is Assistant Professor in Korean Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. His recent publications include two chapters in the edited volumes Korean Science and Technology in an International Perspective (2012) and The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific (2011), and the article "Economics of Converging Theoretical Paradigms: Evidence from Indo-Korean Bilateral Economic Cooperation', which appeared in the Journal of International and Area Studies (2009).