Notes

vii, 280 p Table of contents: Part 1. History

1. Still living in the past : why history matters

2. North Korea : a distorted mirror

Part 2. Economics and trade

3. The IMF crisis and its impact on South Korea

4. The middle nation : how Korea navigates between Japan and China

5. So long Uncle Sam : the Korean-U.S. relationship

Part 3. Industries

6. Korea in the driver's seat : a short history of the Korean car

7. Samsung eternal : from rice trading to $174 billion in sales

8. LG's rebirth : Lak Hui learns to create its own luck

9. Technology Nirvana : Korea's wired and wireless leadership

10. The Korean wave : ebbing or flowing?

Part 4. Society

11. The culture of business : what it's like to work and play in Korea

12. Teeing off : Korea's obsession with golf

13. From homogeneity to multiculturalism : the world comes to Korea

14. A changing society : shifting roles in modern Korea

Part 5. The future

15. Whither the north? : four scenarios for the future of North Korea

16. Toward Korea 3.0 : challenges and opportunities for the next forty years