This societal mindset pressured a confederation of trade unions to cancel its ultimatum for nation-wide strikes this year. Nevertheless, despite the appearance of resolve to fix the problems, people fear that the crisis may yet deepen. The spreading pain of the crisis has already changed the atmosphere in Seoul, the heart of the country. What I saw during a week in Seoul in March tells me that Seoul is not what I once knew. Today, taxis are empty.
Streets are uncrowded.
Traffic is no longer jammed. Ms. Park is a former journalist from Seoul, Korea. EDI Forum, Summer 1998 . The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved.