Abstract:
A detailed examination of the “Korean development model” from its urban
dimension, evaluating its sociopolitical contexts and implications for international
development cooperation.
There is an increasing tendency to use the development experience of Asian
countries as a reference point for other countries in the Global South. Korea’s
condensed urbanization and industrialization, accompanied by the expansion of
new cities and industrial complexes across the country, have become one such
model, even if the fruits of such development may not have been equitably shared
across geographies and generations. The chapters in this book critically reassess
the Korean urban development experience from regional policy to new town
development, demonstrating how these policy experiences were deeply rooted
in Korea’s socioeconomic environment and discussing what can be learned from
them when applying them in other developmental contexts.
This book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers in the field of
urban studies and developmental studies in general, and Korea's (urban) development experience in particular.
