Korea has been of enduring importance to Japan, Russia, China, and more recently, the United States, due to its location at the strategic crossroads of northeast Asia. Now it is undergoing a major transformation from a managed economy to a market economy, from the industrial age to the "knowledge era." Korea 2010 assesses the impact of rapid and accelerating developments in science and technology on South Korean society, economics, politics, as well as alternative development paths to 2010.
Korea 2010 provides a guide for those with commercial, diplomatic, security, social, or other interests in the development of this important country.
