Troubled Tiger: Businessmen, Bureaucrats and Generals in South Korea

by Mark L. Clifford

Overview

This analysis of modern Korea includes: the imprisonment and sentencing of two former presidents of South Korea for their role in the Kwangju uprising and on various charges of corruption; the death of Kim II Sung and the resultant North-South standoff; and recent labour and student protests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315293233
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/05/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	390
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mark L. Clifford

Table of Contents

1: Uneasy Alliances; 2: Bone Ranks, Buddhas, and Slaves; 3: Economic Warrior; 4: To Build a Nation; 5: The High Priest of Steel; 6: Yushin; 7: The Big Push; 8: Chaebol; 9: Slowdown; 10: The Assassination; 11: Democracy Denied; 12: Purification; 13: The Crunch; 14: From Reform to Scandal; 15: To Die in Rangoon; 16: Dangerous Corner; 17: The Big Boom; 18: Shifting into Overdrive; 19: Surrender; 20: Workers; 21: Purges and Medals; 22: Coping with Success; 23: Joining the Big Leagues; 24: The End of the Beginning

Editorial Reviews

Drawing on his journalistic experiences in the region, Clifford addresses the business climate of South Korea. This well-written book presents Korea's commercial history since 1961, building on historical, social, cultural, and economic factors. The work probes the tensions between and among business, government, and the military. The 24 specific-topic chapters explore, among other things, Korea's history, economic growth, specific industries such as steel, the assassination of President Park in 1979, political and business reforms and scandals, chaebol (the giant conglomerates), and the anticipated economic future. While this timely book is recommended primarily for practicing executives and government officials, scholars and advanced students of business and the social sciences should also find it useful.-Joseph W. Leonard, Miami Univ., Oxford, Ohio

Library Journal

A political and economic history of South Korea. Focusing on the personalities behind the rapid industrialization of the Korean economy (such as the managers of Hyundai and other corporations and the ruling military elite) the author argues that the combination of military dictatorship and technological know-how were key factors in the explosive growth of the economy. Extending his analysis into the mid-1990s, he discusses the problems inherent in this structure and the scope of Korea's future. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Superb...fills in some of the blank pages in the story of South Korea's so-called economic miracle. -- Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal