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The transformation of development strategy in Korea : a 'risk society' perspective
After undergoing rapid socio-economic and political transformation, the Republic of Korea has arrived at the stage of development which Beck refers to as a risk society. Korea has experienced both sides of the risks which accompany modernity: the wealth associated with an advanced economy and also the hazards which are by-products of industrial society. However the Korean case is distinctive, this article argues, due to the state’s role in calibrating and managing risk. Whereas prior to the financial crisis of 1997–98 state elites privileged big business and exposed workers to higher levels of risk, calculations of the costs and benefits of risk have changed since the financial crisis. A notable outcome has been the straining of traditionally close ties between the state and the chaebŏl.
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Sungkyun journal of East Asian studiesVolume
10Issue
2Pagination
191 - 207Publisher
Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan UniversityLocation
Seoul, Republic of KoreaISSN
1598-2661Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2010, Academy of East Asian StudiesUsage metrics
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