In the shadow of the chaebol
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About 30 mega-corporations in S Korea are the equivalent of 80% of the GDP but they hire less than 3% of the work pool. They received perks and advantages in the 1960s and have ballooned into giants. The government now wishes it had promoted a pool of small businesses to balance the giants.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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In the shadow of the Taliban
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The Malakand area of Pakistan is home to a strong Islamic fundamentalist movement, which some believe could make Pakistan resemble Afghanistan, with its Taliban government. The Movement for the Enforcement of the Law of Muhammad aims to have sharia, or Islamic law, implemented in Malakand.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Why Islam is turning violent in Pakistan
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Since the end of the Cold War Pakistanis have developed decidedly anti-American attitudes, seeing the US as anti-Muslim. This has resulted in Pakistan changing from a moderate Muslim country to a more radical one with increased Islamic violence.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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