Government, business, and entrepreneurship in economic development : the Korean case / Leroy P. Jones and Il SaKong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Leroy P.

Contributor:

SaKong, Il, joint author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 91.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Industrial policy--Korea--History.

Industrial policy.

Korea--Economic conditions--1945-.

Korea.

Korea--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1980.

Other Title:

The Korean Case

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1980.

Summary:

A study of Korea's economic growth and modernization, beginning with Yi Dynasty entepreneurship and extending through the colonial and post-war periods. Separate chapters are devoted to the colonial heritage, the government economic decision-making process; implementation of government policy; public enterprise; private entrepreneurship, including supply of labor and capital and sources of expansion; and private economic power. Case studies of small and medium enterpises and also of chaebol are presnted. Over 70 tables and figures are included.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

The Colonial Heritage

Government Economic Decision-Making Process

Implementation of Government Policy

Public Enterprise

Private Entrepreneurship: Sources of Expansion

Private Entrepreneurship: Supply

Private Economic Power: Problems, Policies, and Prospects

Summary

Case Studies of Small and Medium Enterprises

Chaebŏl Case Studies

Entrepreneurship Survey

Survey Questionnaire

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 417-426.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68417-224-1

OCLC:

647587410

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684172245 DOI