Neo-liberalism in post-crisis South Korea: Social conditions and outcomes

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-463

  Lim, Hyun Chin ^a   Jang, Jin Ho ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaebols; Developmental state; Hijacked democracy; Neo liberalism; NGO

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749568075     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330680000281     Document Type: Article

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