Message-ID: <UPMAIL04.199612170452530582@msn.com> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 04:48:49 UT From: Jong-Kook Han <mailto:jk-han@MSN.COM> Subject: Re: Colonialism To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Japan brutally colonized both Korea and Taiwan, and by no means they have benefited. Japan forced Koreans to be second class citizens and attempted to destroy their culture. When Japan left Korea after loosing the WWII, they left behind oppressed and beaten people. It was US policy since the Korean War that assisted Korea to achieve economic stability and power. I can not agree on anyone who believes Korea or other countries that were colonized by Japan have benefited from Japanese occupation.Jong-Kook Han RPCV Kenya 91-93
---------- From: Technology Transfer in International Development on behalf of Leonard G Valenzuela Sent: Friday, December 13, 1996 12:57 PM To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L Subject: Re: Colonialism
Is that true? Korea and Taiwan were essentially colonies of Japan in the first part of this century. The nature of their colonial process, however, was one of industrialization rather than of simple removal of primary materials. Couldn't you say in some way that they "benefited" from their colonial experience?
Len Valenzuela NYU
On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, David Johnson wrote:
> "There has never, in history, been a former colony which has
> risen from the third world to take its place among the developed nations
> in the first world".
> A very carefully worded statement. Do you agree? Why do you think
> this is? Has it just been too recent or is there something about the
> colonial experience which so shatters a nation that it can't recover?
> Note that by stating "risen from the third world" excludes the US
> and Australia, Canada etc. You can maybe argue about Singapore but that
> is really a nation state. The point of the exercise is not to find
> possible exceptions but to ponder the reasons, if any, for the vast
> majority. Dave Johnson
>