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South Korea in 2009: From Setbacks to Reversal

2010; University of California Press; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/as.2010.50.1.56

1533-838X

Chung‐in Moon,

Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

Despite political setbacks, aftershocks of the global financial crisis, and the continuing North Korean nuclear quagmire, the Lee Myung-bak government made dramatic reversals in 2009. But winning local elections, forging national unity, sustaining economic growth, and managing the North Korean question will remain daunting challenges throughout 2010.