Republic of Korea : Studies on the Social Dimensions of Globalization.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Torres, Raymond (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Labour Office, Jan. 2001.
Colección:Studies on the social dimensions of globalization.
Temas:
Foreign trade and employment > Korea (South)
Labor market > Korea (South)
Globalization.
International economic integration > Social aspects.
Commerce international et emploi > Corée du Sud.
Marché du travail > Corée du Sud.
Mondialisation.
Intégration économique internationale > Aspect social.
globalism.
Foreign trade and employment
Globalization
International economic integration > Social aspects
Labor market
Social conditions
Korea (South) > Social conditions.
Corée du Sud > Conditions sociales.
Korea (South)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I TRENDS IN GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL PROGRESS ""; ""A. THE GRADUAL AND UNEVEN PROCESS OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION""; ""Trade and FDI regimes""; ""Table 1 Chronology of trade and FDI liberalization, 1970â€?95""; ""Figure 1 Evolution of the average import tariff rate, 1970â€?97""; ""Figure 2 Evolution of trade flows, 1970â€?97""; ""Evolution of trade and FDI flows""; ""Figure 3 Share of exports in world trade, 1970â€?95""
  • ""Table 2 Sectoral composition of trade, 1975, 1985 and 1995""""Table 3 Exports by country of destination, 1980â€?97""; ""Table 4 Imports by country of origin, 1980â€?97""; ""Figure 4 Trends of FDI inflows and outflows, 1981â€?97""; ""Table 5 Sectoral composition of FDI, 1962â€?97""; ""Table 6 Distribution of FDI by country, 1962â€?97""; ""B. AN OVERVIEW OF LABOUR MARKET TRENDS AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION""; ""Developments until the financial crisis""; ""Figure 5 Labour market trends, 1970â€?98""; ""Figure 6 Wage inequalities, 1975â€?97""; ""Education, a national priority""
  • ""Figure 7 Income distribution, 1970â€?96""""Developments since the crisis""; ""Figure 8 International comparison of education indicators, 1995""; ""C. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND BASIC WORKERSâ€? RIGHTS""; ""Notes""; ""PART I I ASSESSING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ""; ""A. POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION""; ""Evidence of the welfare gains from trade and FDI""; ""Globalization, education and wage inequalities""; ""Figure 9 Relative wages in tradable and non-tradable sectors, Korea: Studies on the social dimensions of globalization 1976 F""
  • ""Figure 10 Estimated impact of trade on employment by education level, 1990""""Figure 11 Estimated impact of FDI on employment by education level, 1990""; ""Figure 12 Employment content of FDI, 1995""; ""Table 7 Impact on wages of supply and demand changes, 1986â€?96""; ""B. UNDERLYING IMBALANCES""; ""The management and corporate environment of the chaebol""; ""Figure 13 Foreign debt, 1980â€?97 (in US billions)""; ""Figure 14 Debtâ€?equity ratio, 1980â€?97""; ""Industrial relations""; ""Figure 15 Trends in productivity 1 and real wages, 1975â€?97""
  • ""Figure 16 Union density in tradable and non-tradable sectors, 1992 and 1995""""Figure 17 Evolution of international cost-competitiveness, 1975â€?96""; ""Notes""; ""PART III POLICY ISSUES ""; ""A. CREATING A WELL-FUNCTIONING SOCIAL SAFETY NET""; ""B. ESTABLISHING A TRAINING SYSTEM THAT REFLECTS LABOUR MARKET REQUIREMENTS""; ""C. REFORMING LABOUR LAW AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FAIRLY AND EFFICIENTLY""; ""Labour law reform""; ""Industrial relations""; ""D. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE""; ""Notes""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""ANNEX 1 ESTIMATING THE IMPACT ON WAGES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND FACTORS""

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