Exporting the Saemaul spirit: South Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program and the ‘rendering technical’ of Korean development

•First article to critically interrogate the contents of Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP).•Shows how the KSP has been used to revise the contested history of Korean development.•Argues that better scrutiny of Cold War context and social struggles over Korean development is needed.•Draws attention to the policy narratives of emerging donors involved in international development assistance.