The miracle to crisis and the mirage of the postcrisis reform in Korea: Assessment after ten years

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 425-437

  Lee, Keun ^a   Lee, Chung H ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic reform; Financial crisis; Korea; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449117275     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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