Daechi-dong: The Place where Academic Elitism and Real Estate Meet
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• Original title : 대치동 학벌주의와 부동산 신화가 만나는 곳
• Price : 18,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
140x210, 416pages
• Publication Date : 2021-11-24
• ISBN : 979-11-6094-890-5
Book Information & Summary
Written by Cho Jang Hun
“Daechi-dong is the front line of all kinds of desires in Korea.”
Daechi-dong is the center of private education in Korea where people carefully analyze all kinds of problems, college entrance requirements and swiftly respond. Daechi-dong is also known as the peak of real estate property market, controlling the prices of the country’s properties. The professional consultant for college entrance, Cho Jang Hun, who worked here for two decades, recorded what happened in Daechi-dong among people who desire for prestigious school degrees and people who aim at property profits. The writer included actual experiences of people in private education field in this book on the broad foundation of endlessly changing college entrance system resulting from wrestling among social classes, private education system planned and sold as detailed products, and rising property costs as much as the developed level of private education system.
The writer calls Daechi-dong as ‘front line of desire’ and tracks down on how Korean’s worldly desire flow into the property miracle. Furthermore, he goes deeply into the struggling individuals and describes the way their unfortune multiplies in detail. The plan for better future starts with realizing what we really want now. The book dynamically presents the changes of system and policy, the market seeking for profit, and struggles among individuals wanting to rise their social positions and following money. This book will offer a distinctive standard for meaningful discussion to people who concern the future education and the entrance exam system.
“Daechi-dong is the front line of all kinds of desires in Korea.”
Daechi-dong is the center of private education in Korea where people carefully analyze all kinds of problems, college entrance requirements and swiftly respond. Daechi-dong is also known as the peak of real estate property market, controlling the prices of the country’s properties. The professional consultant for college entrance, Cho Jang Hun, who worked here for two decades, recorded what happened in Daechi-dong among people who desire for prestigious school degrees and people who aim at property profits. The writer included actual experiences of people in private education field in this book on the broad foundation of endlessly changing college entrance system resulting from wrestling among social classes, private education system planned and sold as detailed products, and rising property costs as much as the developed level of private education system.
The writer calls Daechi-dong as ‘front line of desire’ and tracks down on how Korean’s worldly desire flow into the property miracle. Furthermore, he goes deeply into the struggling individuals and describes the way their unfortune multiplies in detail. The plan for better future starts with realizing what we really want now. The book dynamically presents the changes of system and policy, the market seeking for profit, and struggles among individuals wanting to rise their social positions and following money. This book will offer a distinctive standard for meaningful discussion to people who concern the future education and the entrance exam system.