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- catalog abstract "This book reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950's to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980's. The author argues that South Korea's economic, cultural, and political development was the product of a unique set of historical circumstances that cannot be replicated elsewhere, and that only by ignoring the costs and negative consequences of development can South Korea's transformation be described as an unqualified success. The historical circumstances include a thoroughgoing land reform that forced children of former landlords to move to the cities to make their fortunes, a very low-paid labor force, and the threat from North Korea and the consequent American presence. The costs of development included the exploitation of labor (as late as 1986, South Korean factory workers had the longest hours in the world and earned less than their counterparts in Mexico and Brazil), undemocratic politics, and despoliation of the environment. Because the author sees South Korean development as contingent on a variety of particular circumstances, he ranges widely to include not only the information typically gathered by sociologists and political economists, but also insights gained from examining popular tastes and values, poetry, fiction, and ethnography, showing how all of these aspects of South Korean life help elucidate his main themes.".
- catalog contributor b10646704.
- catalog coverage "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1948-1960.".
- catalog coverage "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1960-".
- catalog coverage "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1960-1988.".
- catalog coverage "Korea (South) Politics and government 1948-1960.".
- catalog coverage "Korea (South) Politics and government 1960-1988.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "A note to the reader -- Abbreviations -- Prelude -- 1. Liberation, war, and land reform -- 2. The triple alliance and the politics of corruptions -- 3. Muddling toward a take-off -- 4. In and under the racks of development -- 5. Developmental contradictions and political democratization -- 6. South Korean development in retrospect -- Postlude -- Appendix -- References -- Index.".
- catalog description "Because the author sees South Korean development as contingent on a variety of particular circumstances, he ranges widely to include not only the information typically gathered by sociologists and political economists, but also insights gained from examining popular tastes and values, poetry, fiction, and ethnography, showing how all of these aspects of South Korean life help elucidate his main themes.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-242) and index.".
- catalog description "The historical circumstances include a thoroughgoing land reform that forced children of former landlords to move to the cities to make their fortunes, a very low-paid labor force, and the threat from North Korea and the consequent American presence. The costs of development included the exploitation of labor (as late as 1986, South Korean factory workers had the longest hours in the world and earned less than their counterparts in Mexico and Brazil), undemocratic politics, and despoliation of the environment.".
- catalog description "This book reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950's to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980's. The author argues that South Korea's economic, cultural, and political development was the product of a unique set of historical circumstances that cannot be replicated elsewhere, and that only by ignoring the costs and negative consequences of development can South Korea's transformation be described as an unqualified success.".
- catalog extent "xx, 255 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0804730555 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0804740151 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1948-1960.".
- catalog spatial "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1960-".
- catalog spatial "Korea (South) Economic conditions 1960-1988.".
- catalog spatial "Korea (South) Politics and government 1948-1960.".
- catalog spatial "Korea (South) Politics and government 1960-1988.".
- catalog subject "330.95195/043 21".
- catalog subject "HC467 .L5 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "A note to the reader -- Abbreviations -- Prelude -- 1. Liberation, war, and land reform -- 2. The triple alliance and the politics of corruptions -- 3. Muddling toward a take-off -- 4. In and under the racks of development -- 5. Developmental contradictions and political democratization -- 6. South Korean development in retrospect -- Postlude -- Appendix -- References -- Index.".
- catalog title "Han unbound : the political economy of South Korea / John Lie.".
- catalog type "text".