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- For Couples, IMF Means I M
- The Korea Herald, 4 August
1998. The IMF era in Korea is not only taking its toll on
the nation’s economy, but on the family as well. The
Korea Family Law Consulting Center reported an increase in
the number of couples pondering divorce.
- Families Crumble Under Recession’s
- By Ahn Mi Young, IPS, 8 October 1998. One of heaviest
social costs of South Korea’s recession is the
tearing apart of once close-knit family ties and
structures that in Asian societies are supposed to act as
safety nets in times of hardship.
- Korean Money Woes Break Up
- By Sang-hun Choe, AP, Saturday 9 January 1999. South
Korea’s economic crisis is breaking up many
families, producing an increasing number of abandoned
children. The nation is overflowing with children waiting
for adoption, often in crowded facilities.