This book explores Korea's globalization and its impact on all aspects of Korean society.

1. Korea and globalization (Segyehwa): a framework for analysis Samuel S. Kim; 2. Globalization and strategic choice in South Korea: economic reform and labor Barry K. Gills and Dongsook S. Gills; 3. Globalization and workers in South Korea Yong Cheol Kim and Chung-in Moon; 4. Segyehwa reform of the South Korean developmental state C. S. Eliot Kang; 5. Globalization of the South Korean Chaebol Eun Mee Kim; 6. Overcome by globalization? The rise of women's policy in South Korea Seungsook Moon; 7. Strangers in the midst of globalization: migrant workers and Korean Nationalism Katherine H. S. Moon; 8. South Korean Foreign relations faces the globalization challenges Chae-jin Lee; 9. Segyehwa, the Republic of Korea, and the United Nations B. C. Koh; 10. The security domain of South Korea's globalization Victor Cha; 11. Korea's globalization drive: promise versus performance Samuel S. Kim.