Emerging Economics: Concepts, Institutions, and Development: An Empirical Study of South Korea's Economic Take-off

Author: Wang Defu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features:
Introduction:
Concepts, the role of diversified integration culture
Conceptual innovation, institutional innovation
Diversity and economic take-off
Political System:
The key to reform
Military rule: A new force in industrialization
Historical perspective
Governing strategy
Political structure: Internal composition and basic characteristics
Political reform: A must-pass "gate"
Administrative reform: Eliminating bureaucracy and political party influence
Presidential system: Economic democracy and political centralization
A new system: The Economic Planning Institute
Macroeconomic control: Plan guidance and bank reform
Industry-academia cooperation: Monthly export revitalization meeting system
Economic system: Cultivating leading industries and enterprise groups
Enterprise group formation: Formation conditions, strength and structure
Government autonomy
Government and enterprises: Alliance between the two
"Chaebol" ownership structure
Government autonomy and its impact
Cultivating enterprise international competitiveness: Status and role
The formation of international competitiveness
Foreign capital: Environment, policy, and investment
Foreign investment environment
Domestic accumulation
Social environment and labor quality
Investment characteristics
Breaking international relations barriers
Foreign investment policy
Investment methods and directions
"Loans": Insights
Foreign investment theory
Capital formation
Two-gap theory
Conclusion
References
Afterword