The Korean Government and Public Policies in a Development Nexus Sus

This volume chronicles the policy challenges and adaptations faced and made by the South Korean government during the post-industrialization and democratization period. Following the model set by the first volume in the series, which covered the economic

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Jongwon Choi Huck-ju Kwon Min Gyo Koo Editors

The Korean Government and Public Policies in a Development Nexus Sustaining Development and Tackling Policy Changes

The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific Series Editor Vinod K. Aggarwal

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7840

Jongwon Choi Huck-ju Kwon Min Gyo Koo •

Editors

The Korean Government and Public Policies in a Development Nexus Sustaining Development and Tackling Policy Changes

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Editors Jongwon Choi Graduate School of Public Administration Seoul National University Seoul South Korea

Min Gyo Koo Graduate School of Public Administration Seoul National University Seoul South Korea

Huck-ju Kwon Graduate School of Public Administration Seoul National University Seoul South Korea

ISSN 1866-6507 ISSN 1866-6515 (electronic) The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific ISBN 978-3-319-52472-6 ISBN 978-3-319-52473-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52473-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963419 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

The question of how countries escape the middle-income trap is a pressing issue for many governments throughout the world. For neoliberal economists, with a belief in the miracle of the unfettered market, the answer is simple: keep the state out of business, and everything will be fine. But with a backlash against globalization growing throughout both the developed and developing world, this answer is not only facile but also a recipe for disaster. Those who understand the political economy of development, rather than the fantasy of apolitical growth, will a