What Factors Assisted the Rapid Development of Korean Industry and Agriculture

question 113

Essay

What factors assisted the rapid development of Korean industry and agriculture since the early 1960s? Were the same factors used in the same way, with the same results, in Taiwan? Show why or why not, citing evidence to support your position.

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