Pushing Ahead with Reform in Korea Labour Market and Social Safety-net Policies
At the end of 1997, Korea was hit by a major financial and economic crisis, which resulted, among other things, in a huge rise in unemployment. The event caught the country’s labour and social institutions unprepared, so that many workers and their families were hit hard. The economy has now turned...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2000.
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Sumario: | At the end of 1997, Korea was hit by a major financial and economic crisis, which resulted, among other things, in a huge rise in unemployment. The event caught the country’s labour and social institutions unprepared, so that many workers and their families were hit hard. The economy has now turned the corner. This book shows that government labour and social policies, together with improved basic workers’ rights, have helped minimise the costs of the crisis while also contributing to overcome it. However, this book also highlights the need for further actions in these areas in order to pave the way for a healthy, socially-sustainable economic performance and argues the case that the momentum of reform should not be slowed. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
ISBN: | 9781280034848 9786610034840 9789264181922 |