This timely overview is the first book to analyze the economic impact that democratic change has had on Korean economic policy and its economy. Contains much original material, plus invaluable consolidation of research results from many not easily accessible sources. Written in a cool, detached and rational way as for how relations can be improved. Recommended for all college libraries. The publication of his political memoir is an important event in republican-era history.
All contributions are nothing short of excellent.
Thirteen essays by acknowledged economic experts discuss political and economic freedom, monetary control and privatizations, labor markets and social safety nets, and taxation and crime in the transition economies. So say the authors of this provocative book, which explains why Russia has yet to realize its enormous growth potential and offers a proposal to establish real banks that are vital to economic growth. This volume reveals the reasons behind Yeltsin's victory and examines its impact on the future of electoral politics in post-Soviet Russia. In June 1996, for the first time in a thousand years, Russian citizens were given the chance to select their head of state in a democratic election. Michael McFaul analyzes three major factors that combine to explain why Yeltsin's victory should have been expected.