[New Release] and Others

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park]

◆Digital New Deal= Written by Noh Gyuseong, Chairman of the Korea Productivity Center. South Korea entered the era of per capita national income of $30,000 in 2018 through over 7% high growth and overcoming economic crises. However, the economy is facing a crisis due to several factors such as a decline in labor productivity growth rate, absence of new growth industries, low performance in the research and development (R&D) sector, and rapid decrease in the working-age population. Japan has remained in the $30,000 per capita income range for 27 years, Italy for 15 years, and Spain has even fallen back to the $20,000 range. To avoid following in the footsteps of Japan, Italy, and Spain, economic structural reform is necessary. The author proposes the 'Digital New Deal' as a solution. He emphasizes transforming existing businesses digitally, creating new digital markets not only in the private sector but also in the public sector, and fostering digital innovation talents. Furthermore, he insists that the Digital New Deal should combine innovative growth aimed at people rather than machines with inclusive growth. (Written by Noh Gyuseong / B&Coms)

◆Franz Kafka Short Story Collection 'The Metamorphosis · A Hunger Artist'= Selected 22 short stories by Franz Kafka, chosen as one of the '100 Greatest World Literature' by the Nobel Literature Institute, published as Changbi World Literature No. 78. Included are Kafka's representative works such as 'The Metamorphosis,' 'A Hunger Artist,' 'The Judgment,' 'In the Penal Colony,' 'A Country Doctor,' 'A Report to the Academy,' and 'Before the Law.' Kafka is regarded as a pioneer of existentialist literature who insightfully expressed the absurdity and anxiety of human fate to the extreme of existential experience. Pyun Youngsoo, former president of the Korean Kafka Society and one of the translators of this book, evaluated Kafka's writing as continuously and reflectively provoking readers to doubt the unquestionable and to question what is taken for granted. The book includes about 120 pages of author and work commentary to help readers gain a deeper understanding of Kafka's literary world. Also included is 'Reading Kafka' from the prominent German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, allowing readers to explore recent trends and perspectives in the German literary community regarding Kafka. (Written by Franz Kafka / Translated by Pyun Youngsoo and Lim Hongbae / Changbi)

◆77 Tips for Super-gap Innovative Thinking= This book unfolds 77 tips needed to awaken the innovation DNA that creates super-gap companies in a story format. Competition among companies is reaching its extreme, and it is an era where companies must create new innovations to achieve results. The author emphasizes that this is as dangerous as it is an opportunity for awakened companies. In particular, the author stresses the importance of 'Future Marking' rather than benchmarking. Future Marking refers to a series of preparatory processes that analyze complex environments, detect various changes, identify multiple future possibilities based on these, and then draw a future suitable for oneself. (Written by Jeong Cheolhwa / Good Book Making)

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