The Causes And Consequences Of The Rapid Industrialisation Of South Korea
[IMAGE]South Korea is located between China and Japan the north and
south of Korea had been in a war for three years (from 1950). The
population of the Republicof Koreawas approximately 5.9 million in
1997, and the capital city, which is Seoulhas more than 11 million
inhabitants. Since 1950 it has developed rapidly (and is known as a
tiger ecomony) and as a result there has been a lot of migration from
the rural to the urbanised parts of the country. There has also been a
great shift in industry, presently there are many more people in the
country working in the secondary sector that before whereas prior to
the 1950s the majority of people were employed in the primary sector
or subsistence farming (for themselves). This influx of people moving
into the urbanised areas is due to higher wages being paid by TNCs and
also by the higher standard of living and quality of life.
The TNCs were interested in locating in Korea for a number of reasons,
Firstly there was a large pool of cheap (for them) labour, although
the wages that they paid to the were quite high relative to other jobs
available. Also the government backed investment by TNCs. This meant
that the environmental laws were lapse, there were no trade unions (to
campaign for better working conditions and pay) and the import taxes
were made high to encourage spending on local goods. The position of
South Korea makes it very accessible to eastern markets. Due to these
factors the products made in Korea were cheaper and so they become
very competitive in the world markets. Leading Chaebols in Korea
dominate much of the market and produce 60% of the country's
manufactured products. Such companies include Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo
and LG. Positive effects of these investments by the TNCs are that the
money earnt means that GNP and GDP levels of South Korea rise and the
government has extra cash to invest back into the country, in areas
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The United States-Republic of Korea Mutual Defense Treaty purpose was to promise the safely of South Korea and the right for the United States to station a military base there permanently. This was put in place immediately after the Korean War in 1954. When it was first signed, South Korea was a poor, war ravaged country. In the 1960’s, it was estimated that 25% of South Korea’s gross national product was contributed by the United States militarization ...
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By the time 1915 – 1920, Korean immigrants made enough money to start small business like laundry, barber, restaurant, shoe repair services, and so on. This meant that they were able to donate more to political activities. Korean immigrants built school for their children and churches. Korean immigrants were getting settled in America. They even had Korean newspapers to tell people what was going on with Korea.
Despite contrary beliefs, President Truman’s decision to commit U.S. forces to the defense of South Korea is reasonable. This decision was made as a result of North Korean forces invading and attacking South Korea. This attack proves that communism poses a direct threat to international peace. North Korean forces used armed invasion in order to take over an independent nation. The aggressive and violent nature of this attack further proves the threat that communism poses to all free nations. Although many Americans may think that this has nothing to do with us, this event can largely impact the future of this nation. The international communist movement can potentially put our security at risk if we continue to let them attack independent nations.
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time. As time progresses, countries seem to be able to grow at a much more rapid
This country is of particular interest as it is one of the four Asian Tiger economies, whose rapid industrialisation and growth between the early 1960’s and 1990’s caused it to emerge as one of the most dynamic and fast-changing countries in Asia and the world. Much like Japan, its economic development was marked by heavy investments in foreign technology and imitation through reverse-engineering. By limiting FDI, South Korea maintained control over its industrial base and encouraged investments in R&D.
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