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South Korea's corporate fiefdoms

Geoff Riley

16th October 2016

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The South Korean economy remains dominated by family/clan run conglomerates. Is this a barrier to the economy continuing to operate on the technological frontier and cementing itself as an advanced, high income (OECD) country? Stephen Evans from the BBC investigates in this article


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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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