South Korea since 1980 - Heo, Uk (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) a Roehrig, Terence (Professor)

Starting with a brief description of its history leading up to 1980, this book deals with South Korea's transition to democracy, the stunning economic development achieved since the 1960s, the 1997 financial crisis, and the economic reforms that followed. It concludes with the North Korean nuclear crisis and foreign relations.