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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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2000.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705664406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS; Introduction; Summary and Policy Conclusions; CHAPTER 1. THE LABOUR MARKET; A. Introduction; B. Economic development, the financial crisis and the labour market; C. Current labour market challenges; CHAPTER 2. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LABOUR LAW REFORM; A. Introduction; B. The actors in industrial relations; C. Characteristics and outcomes of collective bargaining; D. Recent labour law reforms; CHAPTER 3. LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMMESAND THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE; A. Introduction; B. The Employment Insurance System and unemployment benefits; C. Active labour market policies
- D. Public and private employment servicesE. Assessment; CHAPTER 4. SOCIAL SAFETY-NET POLICIES; A. Introduction; B. The changing social policy context; C. The present social assistance system; D. Introducing the concept of "productive welfare" into socialassistance programmes; Annex A - Key Players in the Korean Labour Market; Annex B - Selected Features of Social Policies; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary
