South Korea has cast its lot with globalization arguably to a greater extent than any other Asian country in the post-Cold War era. 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. The authors critically probe the promise and performance and the myths and realities of Korea's globalization drive. Each chapter is a case study designed to explain how globalization works and what its positive or negative consequences are for the Korean state and society. They examine the effects of internationalization on business conglomerates, workers and labor unions, women, foreign migrant workers, the military, politicians, and government officials. More broadly, they examine how Korea, as a newly industrialized and newly democratizing country, is coping with the twin challenges of democratic consolidation from below and within and globalization from above and without.

This book explores Korea's globalization and its impact on all aspects of Korean society.
Reviews
"...an important contribution to research on Korea. The essays are a valuable analytical addition to country case studies on globalization, and its consequences on society. The political economy point of view is welcome...All chapters are of high quality in their analysis and content." Journal of Asian Studies
"...Korea's Globalization does bring together a collection of generally solid and useful...essays that cover a range of issues related to globalization's impact on the South Korean state and society." Korean Studies



Book Information
ISBN 9780521772723
Author Samuel S. Kim
Format Hardback
Page Count 326
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 555g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 160mm * 24mm