The economic growth of South Korea has been a remarkable success story. After the Korean War, the country was one of the poorest economies on the planet; by the twenty-first century, it had become a middle-income country, a member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (the club of advanced economies), and home to some of the world s leading industrial corporations. And yet, many Koreans are less than satisfied with their country s economic performance, given the continuing financial volatility and sluggish growth since the Korean economic crisis of 1997 1998.
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The economic growth of South Korea has been a remarkable success story. After the Korean War, the country was one of the poorest economies on the p...