History of Korean modern retailing : : repressed consumption and retail industry, perceived equality and economic growth / / by Jong-Hyun Yi.

In History of Korean Modern Retailing Jong-Hyun Yi shows how the Korean retail industry has developed since the 1970s, focusing on the relationship among government, consumers and retail companies, especially the department store. While generally it is said that underdevelopment of the Korean retail...

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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Brill,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Theories and Framework
  • 2 Backward, Unstratified Retail Industry and Rapid Economic Growth in the 1970s
  • 3 Consumption Repression, Frugal Consumers and Passive Retail Industry in Rapid Economic Growth in the 1970s
  • 4 Modernizing, Stratifying Retail Industry and Rapid Economic Growth since the 1980s: The Golden Age of the Department Store Industry I
  • 5 Consumption Liberalization, Aggressive Consumers and Active Retail Industry in Rapid Economic Growth since the 1980s
  • 6 The Stratified Retail Industry and the Sign of Relatively Low Economic Growth since the Middle of the 1990s: The Golden Age of the Department Store Industry II
  • 7 Distinctive Evolution of Korean Retailing: Theoretical Consideration and Contemporary Developments
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 9 Epilogue: Korean Retailing since the 2000s
  • Bibliography
  • Index.