NICs - South Korea

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  • Created on: 27-05-15 09:37
How much did GNP per capita increase?
100 fold in 40 years
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What did Life Expectancy increase from/to?
54 to 76
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Ranking of density?
3rd most densely populated country
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2003?
Worlds 3rd largest economy
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GDP growth rate 2013?
2.8%
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How did USA help?
Aid after Korean War
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Population?
Skilled workforce, cheap labour
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How cheap was the labour?
At the beginning of its development, a South Korean was paid 1/10th of the Japanese equivalent
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Strong government?
Crushed trade unions
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Manufacturing?
Originally textiles, now high tech industry
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Steel?
Ranks alongside USA, China and Japan
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Shipbuilding?
Worlds 2nd most important shipbuilding nation by 1982
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Motor Vehicles?
5th largest producer + Hyundai
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What did Life Expectancy increase from/to?

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54 to 76

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2003?

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GDP growth rate 2013?

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