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Behind South Korea’s Competitive Education System

On “The Book Review” podcast, Min Jin Lee, the author of “Pachinko” and “American Hagwon,” explains how losing social safety nets after 1997 reshaped Korean culture into an intense educational race.

This article was originally published by NY Times Books and is republished here under license.

On “The Book Review” podcast, Min Jin Lee, the author of “Pachinko” and “American Hagwon,” explains how losing social safety nets after 1997 reshaped Korean culture into an intense educational race.

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