Using Maddison's data, we compare levels and growth rates of real GDP per capita between Korea and Taiwan, along with … Japan, experienced very rapid growth in both periods, especially Korea, whose growth rates ranked third or fourth in the … prewar period. After WWII, however, Korea fell steadily below Taiwan, and both fell continuously behind Japan until 1970 when …

This paper analyzes effects of the Republic of Korea's two major rural reforms in 1950 and 1962/63 on agricultural … productivity and individual well-being. The 1950 Land Reform resulted in a large-scale redistribution of land while "green … infrastructure. This study's findings indicate that both reforms had significant positive impacts on agricultural productivity. Using …

Asian economies and their impact on individual welfare outcomes. Both land redistribution and productivity-enhancing reforms …