Growth and Structural Transformation / Kwang Suk Kim, Michael Roemer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Kwang Suk, author.

Roemer, Michael, author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 86.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 86

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Korea--Economic conditions--1945-.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1979.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1979.

Summary:

This study provides a comprehensive overview of Korea's macroeconomic growth and structural change since World War II, and traces some of the roots of development to the colonial period. The authors explore in detail colonial development, changing national income patterns, relative price shifts, sources of aggregate growth, and sources of sectoral structural change, comparing them with other countries.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

An Overview of Industrial Development During Japanese Colonial Rule, 1910-1945

The Impact of Partition and War on Economic Structure, 1945-1953

Economic Policy and the Growth Path, 1953-1975

Sources of Aggregate Economic Growth 1960-1973

Sources of Industrial Growth and Structural Change, 1955-1973

Comparison with Other Countries

Conclusions and Questions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Korean ed. published under title: Sŏngjang kwa kujo chŏnhwan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-183) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68417-219-5

OCLC:

647513559

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684172191 DOI