| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy |
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Routledge studies in the modern world economy.
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| Contents |
The Korean Labor Market After the 1997 Economic Crisis; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Historical background before and after the financial crisis; 3 Tertiarization of employment; 4 Female employment structure and policy agenda in Korea; 5 Income polarization and rising social unrest; 6 Institutional insecurity and dissipation of economic efficiency from the labor market flexibility in the Korean labor market; 7 Youth employment measures; 8 Not in education, employment, or training (NEET) youth |
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9 The relationship between the research performance and the teaching outcome: evidence from higher education in South Korea10 Economic crisis and policies on foreign workforce; 11 Economic crisis and Korean vocational training; Appendix: data sets for the study of Korean labor market; Index |
| Summary |
For economists, policy-makers, and historians who want to learn how the Korean labor market dealt with the 1997 financial crisis and how this informed future policies, this volume provides a succinct summary of what Korean experts know and how they view the problems the country must overcome to continue on its road to the top rungs of economic success. The book is filled with institutional detail and statistics to enlighten scholars and with critiques of policy and potential solutions from labor specialists. It provides a guide to the data on Korean workers and firms that can inform future res |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Financial crises -- Korea (South)
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Labor -- Korea (South)
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Economic history
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Financial crises
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Labor
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (South) -- Economic conditions -- 1988-2002
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| Subject |
Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Freeman, Richard B
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Keum, Jaeho
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Kim, Sunwoong
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| ISBN |
9780203128015 |
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020312801X |
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