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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-02, Section: A, page: 0775 |
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Chair: C. Peter Timmer |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1996 |
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This study investigates the interplay between government policy and economic performance under the two very different systems, and regimes, that were established in the Korean peninsula at the end of the Second World War |
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On its face, the tragic particulars of Korea's partition, continuing separation, and divergent development strategies have framed something like a huge natural experiment in political economy. Comparing and evaluating results, however, is more difficult than might be supposed, owing both to data problems and the fundamental differences between centrally planned economies and more market-oriented systems. As this thesis attempts to demonstrate, however, the aforementioned difficulties are not insurmountable |
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The study consists of five chapters. The first introduces the topic. The second draws upon an array of physical, demographic, and other data to assess the level and pace of development in North and South Korea since partition. The third chapter provides a detailed examination of the interaction between government policy and economic performance in North Korea. The fourth chapter provides a similar examination for South Korea. The concluding chapter reviews findings, offers a few comments and observations, identifies a few issues for further research, and speculates about the prospects for policy and economic performance in Korea in the years ahead |
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School code: 0084 |
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Dissertation Abstracts International 57-02A
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Economics, General
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Political Science, Public Administration
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Sociology, Social Structure and Development
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Urban and Regional Planning
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0617
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0999
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Harvard University
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