[KS] South Korea: Finding its place on the world stage (McKinsey Quarterly)

[Afostercarter at aol.com]

Dear friends and colleagues,
 
The consultants McKinsey have just released a study  called:
 
_South Korea: Finding its place on the world  stage_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/17d49411alayfousibglvosiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
 
The link, in case it doesn't work automatically,  is:
_https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Country_Reports/South_Ko
rea_Finding_its_place_on_the_world_stage_2577_ 
(https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Country_Reports/South_Korea_Finding_its_place_on_the_
world_stage_2577) 

The articles available are as below*. While short, and 
intended primarily for non-Korea specialists, they  may
be useful to those teaching Korean economy and  business.
 
This is evidently part of a larger project:
 
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, Korea 
2020:  Global Perspectives for the Next Decade, published by Random House  
Korea. These five essays have been selected from that  volume.
 
While such provenance may carry a whiff of  puffery,
these essays do have academic interest  imho.
(This despite an astonishing geographical howler 
- not involving Korea - in the contents list below...)
 
Surprisingly, I could find no clue on how to obtain the  book.
Googling the title suggests it is only available in  Korea
- which surely rather defeats the purpose of the  exercise.
 
*You have to register at McKinsey's site. This is free, not  too
tiresome, and gives access to a wealth of other materials  too.
Again, students of business and economics may find this  useful.
 
Many thanks to Neil Drewitt, who drew it to our  attention.
 
May Day greetings,
Aidan FC
 
 
Aidan  Foster-Carter 
Honorary Senior Research  Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds 
University, UK 
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(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/19e5d754elayfousibglvosaaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa)   _South  Korea: Finding its place on the world stage_ (h
ttp://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/17d49411alayfousibglvosiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 

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.     Share  
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/183041ba7layfousibglvosqaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaa
a)   
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/160102ff3layfousibglvosyaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa)   
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/11e808797layfousibglvotaaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa)   
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/1fd94b3c3layfousibglvotiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
_The  resilient economy_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/103d9e97elayfousibglvotqaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan  Stanley; Sharon Lam, vice president of 
research, Morgan Stanley  Asia

_Designing  a distinctive national brand_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/1e0cddd2alayfousibglvotyaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
Christopher Graves, global CEO of  Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

_Beyond  manufacturing_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/128721764layfousibglvouaaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
Richard Dobbs, director of the  McKinsey Global Institute; Roland 
Villinger, managing director for  McKinsey’s Seoul office

_Four  steps to prosperity_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/1cb662330layfousibglvouiaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
Shen Dingli, professor at Japan’s  [sic! - AFC] Fudan University

_Korea’s  geographic advantage_ 
(http://e.mckinseyquarterly.com/1352b798dlayfousibglvouqaaaaaatxjv4kb6i44eqyaaaaa) 
Bill Emmott, former editor-in-chief of  the  Economist

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