Reform Unleashed Korean Growth

Before the reform in the 1960s, twin vicious circles perpetuated the shortages of foreign exchange and labor skill, and prevented the Korean economy from realizing its considerable growth potential. The breakthrough came when the Japanese labor shortage facilitated Korean exports, after economic nor...

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Published inGerman economic review (Oxford) Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 19 - 34
Main Author Wan Jr, Henry Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01.02.2003
De Gruyter
Subjects
D72
industrialization
Korea
O12
O53
P11
regulatory reform
Rent-seeking
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Summary:Before the reform in the 1960s, twin vicious circles perpetuated the shortages of foreign exchange and labor skill, and prevented the Korean economy from realizing its considerable growth potential. The breakthrough came when the Japanese labor shortage facilitated Korean exports, after economic normalization between the two countries. The reformed institutions reduced rent-seeking and refocused Korean managerial efforts to pioneering activities. The Korean takeoff scenario is a shared theme among all four Asian newly industrialized economies cited by Lucas (1988) as showcases.
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ISSN:1465-6485
1468-0475
DOI:10.1111/1468-0475.00071