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Income inequality in Korea : an analysis of trends, causes, and answers /
In the early 1990s, South Korea was showcased as a country that had combined extraordinary economic growth with a narrowing of income distribution, achieving remarkably low rates of unemployment and poverty. In the years following the financial crisis of 1997-1998, however, these rates ballooned to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Asia Center,
2013.
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| Colección: | Harvard East Asian monographs ;
354. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early 1990s, South Korea was showcased as a country that had combined extraordinary economic growth with a narrowing of income distribution, achieving remarkably low rates of unemployment and poverty. In the years following the financial crisis of 1997-1998, however, these rates ballooned to pre-crisis levels, giving rise to the perception that the gap between the rich and the poor in Korea had once again widened. Income Inequality in Korea explores the relationship between economic growth and social developments in Korea over the last three decades. Analyzing the forces behind the equalizing trends in the 1980s and early 1990s, and the deterioration evident in the post-crisis years, Chong-Bum An and Barry Bosworth investigate the macroeconomic conditions, gains in educational attainment, demographic changes and conditions in labor markets, and social welfare policies that have contributed to the evolution of income inequality over time. |
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| Notas: | "This volume is part of the multivolume study Rising to the Challenge of Democratization and Globalization in Korea, 1987-2007." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781684175291 1684175291 |