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Explaining Corruption in South Korea, in Comparison with Taiwan and Philippines: The Role of Economic Inequality, Growth, and Democratization.

Authors :
Jong-sung You
Source :
Conference Papers -- American Political Science Association. 2005 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, p1-51. 51p. 10 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

The article compares Korea's relative level of corruption with that of Taiwan and the Philippines. It provides an overview of developmental state literature and crony capitalism literature on Korea's corruption and development. It looks at how land reform and chaebol industrialization were carried out in Korea and how they affected inequality and corruption, in comparison with Taiwan and the Philippines. It examines several potential explanations for Korea's relative level of corruption.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Conference Papers -- American Political Science Association
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
26624088