Economic Growth, Low Income and Housing in South Korea [Hardcover]

Kim Woo-Jin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1996 | ISBN-10: 031215822X | ISBN-13: 978-0312158224

'...a wide-ranging, scholarly and humane book which should be read by anyone seriously interested in his country.' - David Donnison From the devastation of the Korean war, there emerged one of the most dynamic, rapidly growing economies the world has ever seen. Starting from a concern about the housing of people struggling to survive on low incomes in the cities of South Korea, Kim Woo-Jin throws light upon the whole development of Korean society since the civil war. He argues that housing has played a central part in both the development of the economy and its more recent slowdown. In the future, housing policies may play their part in resisting the destructive forces that the probable reunification of North and South will bring and recreate hope for the future.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (December 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031215822X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312158224
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,572,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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