Korea: Managing the Industrial Transition. Volume 2. Selected Topics and Case Studies

摘要

The purpose of the chapter is to briefly review the major changes in industrial structure that have occurred since 1970. Part I examines industrial structure per se, utilizing the latest (1983) input-output relationships and analyzes how the economy, especially the manufacturing sector, has changed since 1970. Part II at the import substitution phase and attempts to identify changes in Korea's industrial structure. Part III the future structure of Korean industry is reviewed and several policy issues, namely employment, productivity and R&D are identified. Part IV is devoted to the issue of industrial concentration, an issue of rising importance in the Korean context, and finally, appendix 6A examines the Korean experience in the context of the international comparisons of growth framework, while Appendix 1B looks at Korea's historical sources of growth from both the supply and demand perspectives.