This comprehensive book covers spatial policy and planning issues in both North and South Korea in a nonpolitical way. It is about the unequal economic development of the two Koreas after the Korean War and their problems and prospects of reunification and the creation of an environment favorable to economic cooperation. It consists of sixteen articles by eight authors, representing a range of disciplines, including urban and regional planning, policy, and development. Most of the contributors are based in the region and the United States and provide diverse insights into social, political, and economic development in North and South Korea. The theme of the book is that eventually reunification between North and South Korea will occur and that it will be in the interest of all parties. It is written to assist policy makers and planners in improving the long-term relations between North and South Korea. The contributions are organized...
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November 01 2012
Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula
Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula
. By Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Harry W. Richardson, and Eric J. Heikkila. Cheltenham, U.K.
: Edward Elgar
, 2011
. ix
, 265 pp. $150.00 (cloth).
Baleshwar Thakur
Baleshwar Thakur
University of Delhi
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Journal of Asian Studies (2012) 71 (4): 1158–1160.
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Baleshwar Thakur; Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula. Journal of Asian Studies 1 November 2012; 71 (4): 1158–1160. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002191181200157X
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