Doug's radio interview with Jomo also touched upon the Korean experience. He also
attributed the change in Korean politics to the strength of the union movement.
How have unions been more successful there than in the US?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico,
As to the radio interview noted below with Jomo on Korea:
I heard that interview and think that Jomo seriously mischaracterized
the Korean situation. First he spoke of recovery and continued strong
growth. The Korean economy was basically in recession the first half
of last year. This year
I thought it might be worth sharing the recent South Korean experience with
elections in light of the current discussion about U.S. electoral politics and
strategy.
As some of you might know, the National Assembly election in April produced a
major shakeup, with the Democratic Labor Party
