{"id":773,"date":"2011-06-30T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T15:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/?p=773"},"modified":"2011-06-29T15:28:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T15:28:54","slug":"books-at-convenience-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/2011\/06\/30\/books-at-convenience-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Books at Convenience Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mentioned the campaign to get Koreans to read in an earlier note. With the help of Professor Doh Jung-il and others, a consensus has formed that increasing the reading of books among citizens is the best way to take Korea to the next level. <\/p>\n

I must admit, the first efforts seemed to be a bit primitive and from an American perspective, unlikely to succeed. But I am amazed to say that the number of people reading I observe is increasing rapidly. Here are some photos from a convenience store in the Seoul Metro. There was no such pile of books available in convenience stores even a year ago. Although imperfect, Korea seems to be able to set goals for national development in a manner that seems organic and convincing, and actually works. <\/p>\n