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This paper examines the questions of why and how foreign assistance was utilized successfully in South Korea but less …. Before the 1960s, South Korea and Ghana shared approximately similar levels of GDP per capita. However, while South Korea … deterioration of the standard of living. In particular, the state in South Korea played a critical role in achieving economic …
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The aim of this paper is to explain the divergent developmental outcomes between South Korea, Taiwan, and South Vietnam …. Whilst US aid has correctly been cited as key factor in explaining the rapid post-war development of South Korea and Taiwan … historical and geopolitical factors explain the greater political stability and absorptive capacity of South Korea and Taiwan. In …
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This study aims to provide a neo-institutional explanation of why South Korea increasingly intends to share its … developmental experience with the rest of the world. South Korea's knowledge sharing projects are the leading example of …
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South Korea has gained economic development despite the obstacles it faced as a war-torn country with little natural … following topics during the most dynamic period in South Korea's economic development from 1960s to 1980s: the developmental …
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This piece synthesizes the development strategies of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and draws some relevant …
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This paper discusses the development of Korean communities in Japan from their origins in the late nineteenth century through their stabilization following the Second World War. Approaching the developing communities from a spatial perspective, the chapter compares Tokyo and Osaka and shows the...
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the resulting industrial upgrading. In the second part, we use four case studies - of the Republic of Korea, Malaysia …
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This paper analyses the dramatic spread of education and healthcare in Asia and also the large variations in that spread across and within countries over 50 years. Apart from differences in initial conditions and income levels, the nature of the state has also been an important determinant of...
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The former German Democratic Republic underwent a unique post-communist transition because it was absorbed into the wealthy Federal Republic of Germany and has received massive subsidies. Nonetheless, serious difficulties have persisted, including higher unemployment, rapid deindustrialization,...
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Alterations in rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures due to climate change will most likely translate into yield reductions in desirable crops. In this particular context, the object of this paper is to lay down findings and results for projected yield impacts in Morocco using a...
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