By examining the most controversial Park Chung-hee period (1961-1979), Developmental
Dictatorship and the Park Chung-hee Era helps the reader rediscover
the socioeconomic origins of modern Korea. The essays in this
book written by twelve noted Korean social scientists discuss
the relationship between South Korea’s economic development
and totalitarianism in the form of the Park dictatorship.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
lee Byeong-cheon
holds a PhD in economics from Seoul National University. He
is a professor in the Department of Economics and International
Trade at Kangwon National University. Dr. Lee was a visiting
professor at University of California, Berkeley.
CONTRIBUTORS
Lee Byeong-cheon, Kim Sam-soo, Seo Ick-jin, Yoo Chul-gyue,
Lee Sang-cheol, Lee Joung-woo, Lee Chong-suk, Cho Young-chol,
Chin Jung-kwon, Han Hong-koo, Hong Seong-tae, Hong Yun-gi.
