Marxist Perspectives on South Korea in the Global Economy

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Contents: Preface Introduction Marxist perspectives on South Korea in the global economy, Martin Hart-Landsberg, Seongjin Jeong and Richard Westra Part 1 Marxian Method and South Korean Capitalism: Introduction Trend of Marxian ratios in Korea: 1970a 2003, Seongjin Jeong Uneven development of the rates of surplus value: the case of South Korea, Dong-Min Rieu State, market, and stages of capitalism in South Korean development, Richard Westra. Part 2 The South Korean Economy in Global Perspective: Introduction China and the dynamics of transnational capital accumulation, Martin Hart-Landsberg and Paul Burkett Changing patterns of accumulation and realization in East Asia since the 1990s, Joseph Halevi and Peter Kriesler. Part 3 The South Korean Economy in Historical Perspectives: Introduction Land reform and capitalist development in Korea, Sang-Hwan Jang A critical appraisal of the Park Chung Hee system, Soohaeng Kim and Seung-Ho Park. Part 4 The South Korean Economy into the Future: Introduction The South Korean economy: problems and prospects, Martin Hart-Landsberg When capital becomes society: the re-composition of capitalist work and new labor activism in Korea, Dae-oup Chang Appendix: major political and economic events in Korea, 1945a 2006 References Index.