South Korea's post-war economic success is a well-known story. However, its development in the past two decades is relatively less investigated. By reviewing ke

How did a country with a dearth of natural resources, a sprawling population congested in a limited arable land transform itself to a modern industrial state wi

The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called 'Korean wave' in Asia mean there is an increasing desire to und

This volume brings together work by international scholars to provide a unique analysis of the past, present and possible future trajectory of Korea's political