korea question

2004-01-24 Thread Michael Perelman
How much influence was Japan able to exert over Korea on the basis of its relatively short control of that country (1910-45)? -- -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: korea question

2004-01-24 Thread Martin Hart-Landsberg
How much did Japanese colonialism influence Korea. It depends on what you mean. The Japanese occupation basically undermined any real Korean capitalist development, thus creating a framework for a strong state to arise. Likewise it forced landowners into a compromising position so that they had