Small Business’ Place in the South Korean State–Society Relations

Bibliographic Data

ID6233795
AuthorsHun Joo Park (corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume15
Issue2
Pages195-218
Publication date2007-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185370701511560
OpenAlexW2050041034
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Korean small businesses have come a long way as sources of industrial power more important than heretofore credited. The nation's undemocratic dirigisme had largely slighted small businesses to the country's disadvantage. Although the government's policy bias against them started to change in the early 1980s, its support of them remained less than fully-fledged. Despite tough socio-economic conditions, however, both the first and second generation small entrepreneurs have strived to prove their self-worth as viable business enterprises and constantly—and increasingly over time—contributed to the incremental improvement of the economy. By shedding light on the little-known motivations, perceptions, and performances of the small business people, this article offers a more balanced and nuanced account of the past and present state of small businesses in the country, which provides a tentative basis for considering alternative vision for future development

Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Mathematics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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