Korea Selected Issues

This Selected Issues paper analyzes corporate restructuring and corporate governance in the Republic of Korea. The paper describes the chaebols and their role in the economy. It reviews the government’s role in shaping and regulating the chaebols, explains factors that have encouraged debt over equi...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1998
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This Selected Issues paper analyzes corporate restructuring and corporate governance in the Republic of Korea. The paper describes the chaebols and their role in the economy. It reviews the government’s role in shaping and regulating the chaebols, explains factors that have encouraged debt over equity finance, and describes the key elements in corporate governance. Weaknesses in the Korean corporate governance system are described. The paper also discusses the reforms to strengthen the Korean corporate governance system and to promote corporate restructuring
Physical Description:36 pages
ISBN:9781451822113