This volume collects a diverse group of nine papers addressing various issues pertaining to Korea. Topics include the political economy of recurring economic crises; the role of the exchange rate in inflation targeting; comparative structure and competitive priorities of Taiwanese and Korean TFT-LCD video monitor industries; heterogeneity in university incomes from technology transfer and commercialization in Korea; debates over financial crises in Turkey, Mexico, and South Korea; postmodernism, the sociological imagination, and the power of local stories in the films of Southern Korea and Northern England; substance use and delinquency among Korean adolescents; civil society and political change in South Korea, Indonesia, and Malaysia; and the dilemmas of Chinese policy towards North Korea. No explanation is given of the selection process or criteria and the editors' credentials are not presented. Annotation ⓒ2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Why has Korea experienced so many economic crises? The political economy of recurring economic crisis in Korea The role of the exchange rate in inflation targeting: a case study of Korea Heterogeneity in university incomes from the technology transfer and commercialization in Korea Comparing the structure and competitive priorities of Taiwan and Korea TFT-LCD industry A "hot" debate: financial crises in Turkey, Mexico and South Korea Film, postmodernism and the sociological imagination: exploring the power of local stories in southern Korea and northern England Substance use and delinquency among Korean adolescents Civil society and political change in South Korea, Indonesia, and Malaysia The dilemmas of China's policies facing the North Korean crisis