This book purports to investigate and compare the economic development experiences in both Taiwan and South Korea in last two decades. Taiwan and South Korea’s economic development after WWII is a well-known story. However, their development after the successful post-war industrialization has...

Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Socioeconomic developments and social trust in Korea -- 1. Social trust: its concepts, determinants, roles, and raising ways -- 2. Recent economic development and emerging social issues in Korea -- 3. Social evolution in conjunction with economic...

Introduction -- Choson Dynasty Korea -- Korea in transition 1876-1945 -- Growth of new (Western) education -- Industrialization -- Democratization -- Urbanization and the expansion of the public domain -- Conclusion