Restructuring of the Chaebols and Financial Sestor in Korea: Progress and Assessment Since the Financial Crises Eun Mee Kim, Graduate School of International Studies Ewha Womans Univeristy Joon-Kyung Kim, Korea Development Institute and Jun-Il Kim, Korea Development Institute Working Paper Series Vol. 2000-23 December 2000 The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute. No part of this book may be used reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews. For information, please write to the Centre. The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Kitakyushu ICSEAD FINAL REPORT RESTRUCTURING OF THE CHAEBOLS AND FINANCIAL SECTOR IN KOREA: PROGRESS AND ASSESSMENT SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS Eun Mee Kim Graduate School of International Studies Ewha Womans Univeristy Joon-Kyung Kim Korea Development Institute and Jun-Il Kim Korea Development Institute March 2000 ◈ The authors’ names are listed in alphabetical order. ◈ Please direct all correspondence to Professor Eun Mee Kim, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-750, Korea; Phone 82-2-3277-3669/3651; Fax 82-2-365-0943; E-mail
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[email protected]. Table of Contents I. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 II. Financial Crisis and the Chaebols ------------------------------------------------------- 5 1.