Systemic obstacles will thwart reforms in South Korea

South Korea’s president is popular, but the constraints of the system he works within limit his options

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  • Left splits, right rallies
  • Prosecution as persecution?
  • Resisting reform
  • Labour reform
  • The chaebol
  • Backtracking
  • Popularity drop

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