Korea's Quest for Economic Democratization Globalization, Polarization and Contention /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kim, Youngmi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Asia-Politics and government.; Democracy.; Political economy.; Globalization.; Asian Politics.; International Political Economy.

This book studies the sources of inequality in contemporary South Korea and the social and political contention this engenders. Korean society is becoming more polarized. Demands for 'economic democratization' and a fairer redistribution of wealth occupy centre-stage of political campaigns...