Lectures

• •Instructor : Bae, Suk-man
• •Year : Year 4(2024-2025)
• •Difficulty : Advanced
• •Target : Universal
• •Field : Economy and Society
• •Type : Ordinary
• •Week : 12 Weeks
• •Keywords
  Steel industry, Integrated steel mill, POSCO

Summary

This course examines the origins and evolution of Korea’s modern steel industry, highlighting its transformation from the colonial period to the present day. Key topics include the intertwined legacies of colonialism and modernization, the capital and technology gaps after liberation, the impact of the Korean Peninsula’s division and the Korean War, and sustained government efforts toward economic self-reliance, culminating in the rapid growth of POSCO.

Through this historical lens, the course also invites reflection on major themes in Korea’s modern history, including modernization, colonialism, liberation, division, war, and economic development.

Instructor

2. Education
Ph.D. in History, Pusan National University

3. Selected Publications
"The Construction Process of Okpo Shipyard by Korea Shipbuilding and Engineering Corporation in the 1970s – State and Business under the Policy of Heavy and Chemical Industrialization –," The Review of Business History 36(3), 2021;
"egotiations between Korea and Japan over Economic Development during the Park Chung-hee Regime - Focusing on 'Four Core Factory Construction Plan’ -," Review of Economic History, 43(1), 2019;
"Claim fund from Japan and the Korean shipbuilding industry," Mita journal of economics 109(2), 2016

Guidebooks