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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777069603321

Titolo

Corporatism and Korean capitalism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dennis L. McNamara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-63690-3

1-280-33335-9

9786610333356

0-203-25799-5

0-203-02187-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 24

Altri autori (Persone)

McNamaraDennis L

Disciplina

338.9519

Soggetti

Industrial policy - Korea

Corporate state - Korea

Capitalism - Korea

Korea Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Corporatism and Korean Capitalism; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Comparative corporatism; 3 The enticement of corporatism: Appeals of the 'Japanese model' in developing Asia; 4 Benign capitalism-idea and institution; 5 From affiliation to association: The challenge of democratic consolidation in Korean industrial relations; 6 From patron to partner: Korean state role in the textile transition; 7 From parastatal control to corporatist intermediation: The Korean agricultural cooperative in transition; 8 Korean capitalism; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Corporatism and Korean Capitalism employs corporatist theory to examine the Korean experience of state-business ties. It includes theoretical chapters on Asian and Korean corporatism, case studies of agriculture, industry and industrial relations and an introduction to comparative corporatism. It helps to push the study of Korean political and economic change from description on to theoretical analysis.This volume will challenge researchers and students of Asian studies,



economics and politics to extend and refine their understanding of both corporatism and Korea.  Moreover, this