Tokyo, Japan Changing planes during my 24 hours of travel back to the United States, it struck me that in both Korea and Turkey I recently heard very interesting stories of community based organizations in difficult markets fighting municipal authorities for office space — and winning! These things matter because in tight and expensive markets the ability …
Category: International
FDI in Retail in Korea
Seoul, South Korea On the road one meeting leads to another. Sometimes one pushes forward with little but trust for the guide in this case the indefatigable Na and the stone-cold commitment to working a full day. I was coming to the end of the trail. We were going to meet with the Democratic Labor Party. …
Merging Organizer Training in East Asia
Seoul, South Korea Rev. Kim directs CONET — the Korean Community Organizing Information Network based in Seoul. Fides Bagasao had just arrived from the Philippines to transfer the headquarters of LOCOA — Leaders and Organizers of Community Organization in Asia — to Seoul and co-house with CONET. A merging of the forces and a meeting of the minds in …