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South Korea’s Corporate Giants Under the Gun

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Mar 27, 2019
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South Korea’s chaebols played a crucial role in the economic rise from war-torn resource-poor former colony to a country with a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $30,000. Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors and others have over the years been a source of pride for South Koreans.

But they are now being urged to reform, considered guilty…

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