Foreword Summary Chapter 1. Introduction 1. Background and Purpose 2. Significance and Limitations Chapter 2. Review of Previous Literature and Changes in Trade Structure 1. Review of Previous Literature (1) Discussion on Export Competitiveness and Economic Growth (2) Theoretical Background of Export Diversification (3) Review of Previous Literature on Export Diversification and Economic Growth 2. Changes in World’s and Korea’s Trade Structure (1) Changes in the World’s Trade Structure (2) Analysis of Korea’s Export performance (3) Conclusion Chapter 3. Dynamic Analysis of Export Diversification of the Manufacturing Industry 1. Overview (1) Traditional Measurement Method of Export Diversification (2) Concept of Inequality and Measurement Method (3) Method of Export Diversification Pattern Analysis 2. Diversification of Export Product Analysis (1) Trend of Inequality in Export Products (2) Change in Inequality According to the Industrial Classification (3) Comparative Analysis with Traditional Indicators 3. Analysis of Export Region Diversification (1) Trend of Export Region Inequality (2) Change in Inequality According to the Industrial Classification (3) Comparative Analysis with Other Indices 4. Analysis of the Pattern of Export Diversification of Manufacturing (1) Change in the Factors of Export Diversification: Expansion and Concentration Factors (2) Pattern of Shift in the Export Diversification Structure: Product and Regional Diversification (3) Comparative Analysis with Other Indices 5. Conclusion Chapter 4. Export Diversification Trends of Major Industries 1. Export Diversification Trends of Major Industries (1) Export Diversification Trends of Major Industries (2) Comparative Analysis with Other Major Countries 2. Analysis of Factors of Export Diversification Changes (1) Factors within/between Industries (2) Export Diversification Trends in Subcategories of Major Industries 3. Export Diversification and Market Share 4. Comparative Analysis with Other Indices (1) Results of the Analysis of Product Diversification (2) Results of the Analysis of Regional Diversification 5. Analysis of the Export Diversification Patterns of Major Industries (1) Changes in the Component Factors of Export Diversification (2) Patterns of Structural Change in Export Diversification 6. Conclusion Chapter 5. Export Diversification and Exports 1. Introduction 2. Relationship between Export Diversification and Exports (1) Export Diversification Influence on Exports (2) Effect of Export Diversification on Export Volatility 3. Re-examination of Export Diversification (1) Export Diversification Paths According to Economic Development (2) Relationship between Export Specialization and Exports 4. Conclusion Chapter 6. Summary and Policy Implications 1. Summary 2. Policy Implications (1) Promoting Export Diversification Linked with the World Demand (2) Export Diversification as a Strategy of Export Structure Advancement (3) Strengthening the Policy Means for Export Diversification References Appendix