Race to the Swift: State and Finance in Korean Industrialization

By Jung-en Woo

Book Overview

A comprehensive and original account of the rise of Korea's developmental state, Race to the Swift by Jung-en Woo argues that Korea's industrial growth is neither a miracle nor a cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231071477
• ISBN13: 9780231071475
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher