Neoliberal-Reform

IMF Forces Massive Corporate Restructuring in South Korea

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The International Monetary Fund implements a 7 billion bailout package for South Korea, mandating sweeping economic reforms. This included forced corporate restructuring of the chaebol system, financial sector liberalization, and opening markets to foreign investors. The conditions resulted in …

International Monetary Fund South Korean Government Chaebol Corporations World Bank Asian Development Bank imf structural-adjustment economic-shock-therapy asian-financial-crisis south-korea +2 more
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