The economic development of South Korea : from poverty to a modern industrial state / Seung-hun Chun.

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1. Korea from the trap of poverty to a modern industrial state ; 2. The travails of state building and institutional arrangement for development ; 3. Transforming the social and environmental landscape ; 4. Impact for export and job creation ; 5. Path to industrialization (1): paving the way to industrialization ; 6. The advent of industrial titans ; 7. Path to industrialization (2): heavy and chemical industries push the needle ; 8. Development of human resources and technology ; 9. Attracting foreign capital to spark development ; 10. Saemaul Undong: Korea's new deal for rural modernization.

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 within a generation? How could these have been achieved given the lingering geopolitical threats to its very survival as a state, as evidenced by the Korean War and the internecine aggressive posturing of its neighbor from the north? This book looks at strategies, institutional arrangement, role of entrepreneurs and workers in this odyssey, and on how those factors have worked together through effective leadership to transform South Korea's economic fortunes. Editorial.