The Northeast Asian security environment is closely linked to Korea's growth perspectives for the future. The spectacular rise of the South Korean economy in the past half century, also known as 'Miracle on the Han River,' has been duly highlighted as one of the most successful cases of economic...

Introduction: Politics, Institutions, Donor and Recipient Relationships -- South Korea: A Case of Effective Aid -- Ghana: A Case of Aid Success? -- The Politics of U.S. Aid to Nigeria -- Zambia: Aid Dependency and Dependent Development -- Myanmar: A Sub-Saharan African Case in Southeast Asia --...

Introduction: Politics, Institutions, Donor and Recipient Relationships -- South Korea: A Case of Effective Aid -- Ghana: A Case of Aid Success? -- The Politics of U.S. Aid to Nigeria -- Zambia: Aid Dependency and Dependent Development -- Myanmar: A Sub-Saharan African Case in Southeast Asia --...

Since the 1950s, agricultural growth in East Asia (China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan) has reduced rural poverty and created a strong base for economic development. To gain a better understanding of the nature of this growth, we examine the sources of change in agricultural...