Korea's Globalization

This book explores Korea's globalization and its impact on all aspects of Korean society.

List of contents

1. Korea and globalization (Segyehwa): a framework for analysis Samuel S. Kim; 2. Globalization and strategic choice in South Korea: economic reform and labor Barry K. Gills and Dongsook S. Gills; 3. Globalization and workers in South Korea Yong Cheol Kim and Chung-in Moon; 4. Segyehwa reform of the South Korean developmental state C. S. Eliot Kang; 5. Globalization of the South Korean Chaebol Eun Mee Kim; 6. Overcome by globalization? The rise of women's policy in South Korea Seungsook Moon; 7. Strangers in the midst of globalization: migrant workers and Korean Nationalism Katherine H. S. Moon; 8. South Korean Foreign relations faces the globalization challenges Chae-jin Lee; 9. Segyehwa, the Republic of Korea, and the United Nations B. C. Koh; 10. The security domain of South Korea's globalization Victor Cha; 11. Korea's globalization drive: promise versus performance Samuel S. Kim.

Summary

This book, edited by Samuel Kim, presents a sustained analysis of Korea's globalization and its ramifications for all aspects of the Korean state and society. Combining a broader conceptual framework with illustrative case studies, the authors critically probe the promise and performance and the myths and realities of Korea's globalization drive.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel S. Kim
• Assisted by: Donald Denoon (Editor), Samuel S. Kim (Editor), John Ravenhill (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2015
• EAN: 9780521772723
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77272-3
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 681 g
• Series: Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics