The political economy of institutional reform in Korea

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-277

  Lee, Chung H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Institutional reform; Korea

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 23144462404     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860500163639     Document Type: Article

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