ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The South Korean economy can BEST be described as
A
a command economy.
B
a traditional economy.
C
a market economy.
D
a government-controlled economy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution of South Korea stipulates that “the right of property of all citizens shall be guaranteed.” In other words, South Korea is based on a market economy, and thus it allows individuals and businesses to freely conduct economic activities and guarantees their profits and properties.

Detailed explanation-2: -South Korea has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. South Korea is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

Detailed explanation-3: -After decades of rapid economic growth and global integration, South Korea is a high-technology, industrialized, $1.6 trillion economy led by such sectors as electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, and steel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hall & Soskice (2003, p. 8) defined the Korean capitalism as ‘coordinated market economy’ with the following characteristics: non-market relationships for coordination entailing relational contracting and network; equilibrium is outcome of interplay among market actors., not by supply and demand.

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