The Rise of the Korean Economy

By Byung-Nak Song

Already known for providing a unique insider's view on Korea's impressive economic and industrial growth, this book has been updated with statistics from 2000. Also new are analyses of the Asian Economic Crisis and the economic effects of changing North-South Korean relations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019592827X
• ISBN13: 9780195928273
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages

Customer Reviews

Interesting and Educating

The book is a good reference and gives good insight of the Korean economy system and mentality. It is also a good introduction of Korean economy to people who are new to this issue.

A good inside look at Korea's economic growth

There's nothing quite like getting an insider's view. Song provides this, having worked for the Korea Development Institute, and by just having been a Korean living in the country at the time. Most other English language accounts are given by foreigners who have spent a few years in the country, so Song has quite an advantage over them. He does overlook the darker side of the 'miracle' though, but you can find out all about that in a book like 'Troubled Tiger' my Mark Clifford. Bear in mind too, that Song is an academic, and so you won't find many interesting anecdotes here. But, like all good academics, he uses a wealth of hard data to back up his assertions, and provides interesting explanations of different aspects of the Korean economy. A great reference.