Korea’s Economic Prospects

From Financial Crisis to Prosperity

Edited by O. Yul Kwon, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Canada and William Shepherd, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University, Australia

This book examines the major issues arising from the Korean financial crisis of 1997. It considers the strong prospects for rapid economic recovery and the emerging changes in Korea’s international economic relations and business environment.

‘. . . very well presented academic book. . . in Korea’s Economic Prospects a valuable source of research material on the economy and its prospects. It will help one to understand the factors leading to the Korean recovery which has recently been recognised by the credit rating agency. . .’
– Marie-Aimée Tourres, The Journal of Development Studies