Contemporary South Korean Economy: Challenges And Prospects

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 key economic issues in South Korea's economy today, this book offers an input to the research of contemporary South Korea, in particular the country's economic development and its external economic relations.

This book provides an analytical overview of key issues in contemporary South Korean economy. The timely and in-depth study presented in the book examines the main reasons behind South Korea's economic slowdown in recent years, the economic and social impact following chaebol's growing business expansion, free trade agreements with China and the United States, the development of income inequality, the ageing demography and the Korean government's policy response to overcome the current economic difficulties.
Contents:South Korea's Economy at a CrossroadsChaebol's Role in South Korea's Economic DevelopmentSouth Korea–United States Free Trade AgreementSouth Korea'S Free Trade Agreement with ChinaSouth Korea's Income InequalitySouth Korea's Ageing Demography and Its Challenges
Readership: Policymakers, academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in contemporary South Korean economy.
South Korea's Economic Development;South Korea–China FTA;South Korea–US FTA;Income Inequality in South Korea;Ageing Demography in South Korea;Korean ChaebolKey Features:Contains the most updated economic figures on South KoreaCovers the most relevant issues in South Korea's economy todayOffers well-constructed analysis and balanced arguments