O mito do desenvolvimento Sul-Coreano / The myth of South-Korean development : dependency, autocracy and economic miracle

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

During the last four decades, South Korea has been characterized by an extremely accelerated process of economic growth and structural modernization. Promoted to the rank of model to other developing countries, the so-called Korean Case originated two leading theoretical interpretations. The first, of orthodox inspiration, emphasizes Korea s structural conditions and supports the policies put into practice in the country, which are seen as respectful to the market mechanism, given the structural comparative advantages supposedly detained by the country. The second, of heterodox inspiration, emphasizes the role of the State in distorting the market mechanism in tactically elected sectors. The point of this dissertation is to discuss the conclusions of these two groups of authors, having recourse to the theory of development created by Celso Furtado. Hence, the major tasks of this dissertation are: 1) to present the transformations occurred in the country since the end of the Korean War, 2) to discuss, alluding to Celso Furtado s contribution, the qualitative difference between economic growth and development, 3) to recapture the dominant debate about the Korean case , 4) to present the historical and geopolitical specificity of Korea, demonstrating how vastly the country s trajectory has been affected by crucial international happenings, 5) to state that the political repression of Korean nationalist forces was tough during the period of accelerated growth and, 6) to answer the following question: accoding to the conception developed by Celso Furtado, is Korea becoming a developed nation?

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guerra fria imperialism dependencia korea (south) dependency korea (south) imperialismo - estados unidos cold war imperialismo - japão imperialism

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