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Korea

By: Forest Reinhardt, Sophus A. Reinert, Dawn H. Lau, Jonathan Schlefer, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Mayuka Yamazaki
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:43
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Abstract

South Korea's economic success and its transition from authoritarianism to democracy teach important lessons in national strategy and political economy. Now, though, its famous chaebols may need reform, the population is aging, and relations with the North are as tense as ever. What should the country's leaders do?

Keywords

Economics; Governance; Government and Politics; Leadership; Globalization; Demographics; History; Asia; South Korea

Citation

Reinhardt, Forest, Sophus A. Reinert, Dawn H. Lau, Jonathan Schlefer, Keith Chi-ho Wong, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Korea." Harvard Business School Case 715-047, April 2015. (Revised October 2021.)

About The Authors

Forest L. Reinhardt

Business, Government and the International Economy
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Sophus A. Reinert

Business, Government and the International Economy
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