A Korean Trajectory for China?
South Korea’s recent history shows how a vibrant economy can lead to the emergence of a large middle class — and, with it, demands for democratization.
Keun Lee, a former vice chair of the National Economic Advisory Council for the President of South Korea, is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at Seoul National University and the author of China’s Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up: A Schumpeterian Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2022