Former South Korean President, Kim Dae-jung, passed away Tuesday, August 18th at the age of 83. Mr. Kim was president of South Korea from 1998-2003, and his presidency overlapped with the devastating Asian Debt Crisis (1997-2001). In the recently
released South Koreans in the Debt Crisis: The Creation of a Neoliberal Welfare Society, author Jesook Song discusses Mr. Kim's role in creating the neoliberal welfare state that was a response to the crisis. For more information about Mr. Kim and the debt crisis, check out Song's new book.
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