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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dear friends and colleagues,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The consultants McKinsey have just released a study
called:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><A style="COLOR: #000000" title=http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/17d49411alayfousibglvosiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa href="http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/17d49411alayfousibglvosiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa"><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia>South Korea: Finding its place on the world
stage</FONT></STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The link, in case it doesn't work automatically,
is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><A href="https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Country_Reports/South_Korea_Finding_its_place_on_the_world_stage_2577"><FONT size=1>https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Country_Reports/South_Korea_Finding_its_place_on_the_world_stage_2577</FONT></A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The articles available are as below*. While short, and
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>intended primarily for non-Korea specialists, they
may</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>be useful to those teaching Korean economy and
business.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>This is evidently part of a larger project:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68); FONT-SIZE: 15px" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>Over the past year, as part of McKinsey’s
work with an international advisory council to the president of South Korea, we
convened more than two dozen renowned business leaders, academics, and policy
makers to share their views on the country’s options for the future. The result
was a book,<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><STRONG>Korea 2020:
Global Perspectives for the Next Decade,</STRONG> published by Random House
Korea. These five essays have been selected from that
volume.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>While such provenance may carry a whiff of
puffery,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>these essays do have academic interest
imho.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>(This despite an astonishing geographical howler </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>- not </FONT><FONT size=4>involving Korea - </FONT><FONT size=4>in the contents list below...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Surprisingly, I could find no clue on how to obtain the
book.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Googling the title suggests it is only available in
Korea</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>- which surely rather defeats the purpose of the
exercise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>*You have to register at McKinsey's site. This is free, not
too</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>tiresome, and gives access to a wealth of other materials
too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Again, students of business and economics may find this
useful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Many thanks to Neil Drewitt, who drew it to our
attention.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>May Day greetings,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Aidan FC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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Korea: Finding its place on the world stage</A></FONT></B><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">During the four decades
following the Korean War, South Korea evolved from one of the most abject
states in the region to one of the most vibrant. But despite the country’s
remarkable successes, it remains largely unknown to outsiders. The country
is now poised at a critical juncture, and this package of five essays
explores both its present and its future.
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