Chaebol played a key role in developing new industries, markets, and export production, helping make South Korea one of the Four Asian Tigers. Although South Korea's major industrial programs did not begin until the early 1960s, the origins of the country's entrepreneurial elite were found in the political economy of the 1950s. Very few Koreans had owned or managed larger corporations during the Japanese colonial period. After the departure of the Japanese in 1945, some Korean businessmen obtained the assets of some of the Japanese firms, a number of which grew into the chaebol of the 1990s. The companies, as well
Youth unemployment in South Korea future employment and wages in the job market. The three universities Korean students aim for are Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University also known as S.K.Y. These universities provide the connection needed to be employed in government or in family-owned conglomerates (chaebols) that come with employee benefits. Before the Suneung begins, Korean parents prepare for years in their children's education by investing thousands of dollars in tutoring and private education. Around 100,000 hagwons (Korean cram/private schools) are in South Korea. In 2010, around 75% of students attended private education. In 2017, over 80% of all Korean students attended