Korea in the 21st Century
Friday, June 1st, 2012
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 1, 2012 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
The South Korean legislative elections of this past April, the presidential elections coming this December, the recent death of Kim Jong-il, and ongoing economic challenges make these particularly interesting times in Korean politics. Dr. Un-Chan Chung will offer his reflections on recent developments and current challenges, from the perspective of a scholar of the Korean economy and a leading figure on the country’s public scene.
Dr. Un-Chan Chung was Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 2009-2010, after serving as President of Seoul National University, where he taught economics for more than thirty years. He has been a member of numerous government commissions, and taught or lectured at universities including Columbia, the University of Hawaii, the London School of Economics, and the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum. He holds a PhD in economics from Princeton, and is the author of many publications on economic questions, including The Korean Economy after the IMF Bailout Loan and East Asia’s Economic Crisis: The Case of Korea.
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