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Korean economy is characterized by the service-centered industrial structure and heavy industries are regarded as main source of economic growth. Rapid industrialization in Korea had been achieved by high rate of economic growth by export-driven heavy industry.
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Rhee, SW. (2020). Circular Economy of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Korea. In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1052-6_17
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