Still living in the past : why history matters -- North Korea : a distorted mirror -- The IMF crisis and its impact on South Korea -- The middle nation : how Korea navigates between Japan and China -- So long Uncle Sam : the Korean-U.S. relationship -- Korea in the driver's seat : a short...

There has been much discussion of the Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs) in recent years and various studies of their impact have been made. Much of the concern about NICs in the industrialized countries is however based on what they portend for the future rather than their present impact....