The Sorrows of Tigerish Young Friedman

The Sorrows of Tigerish Young Friedman is a political essay analyzing the danger of excessive welfare state in light of the current economical and political situation of Four Asian Tigers - Republic of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This book highlights how unique cultural characteristics of Korea - such as military conscription, history of colonial period by Japan and civil war with North Korea, hierarchy, and relative ethnic homogeneity - shaped today's political landscape. It also borrowed idea from the writings of classical liberal economist and politicians - John Stuart Mill, Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, and Richard Weaver.