In 1960, South Korea was poorer per person than Ghana and depended heavily on agriculture — within one lifetime it was building the world’s most advanced ships and electronics, while exporting music and television across the planet
In 1960, South Korea was not yet the country most people picture today. It was still recovering from war, still poor, still short of capital, and still tied closely to the land. In World Bank data…
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