South Korea's post-war economic success is a well-known story. However, its development in the past two decades is relatively less investigated. By reviewing ke

The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called 'Korean wave' in Asia mean there is an increasing desire to und

How did a country with a dearth of natural resources, a sprawling population congested in a limited arable land transform itself to a modern industrial state wi

This volume brings together work by international scholars to provide a unique analysis of the past, present and possible future trajectory of Korea's political

The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans’ life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theor