“People tend to overlook the fact that North Korea's economy collapsed at about the same time as South Koreans lost faith in their own state. The late 1980s and early 1990s were a time when South Koreans were questioning the very legitimacy of their republic.” PeopleStatesFactsLostEconomyLateSouthRepublicQuestioningKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanLegitimacyLost Faith Author:Brian Reynolds Myers
“The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction.” StatesResultsEconomicMiracleCleverIncentivesMixturesKoreanPragmatic Book:Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Source: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism