Chapter 2 Transformations in the governance of urban and regional planning in Korea From (neo- )developmentalism to civic democracy, 1965- 2020

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 b...

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Main Author: Douglass, Mike (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (21 p.)
Access:Open Access