Income Inequality in Korea : An Analysis of Trends, Causes, and Answers /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: An, Chong-Bum, 1959-
Otros Autores: Bosworth, Barry, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Einkommensverteilung
Social conditions.
Income distribution.
Economic history.
Economic development.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Developpement economique > Coree du Sud.
Revenu > Repartition > Coree du Sud.
Economic development > Korea (South)
Income distribution > Korea (South)
Südkorea
Korea (South)
Coree du Sud > Conditions sociales.
Coree du Sud > Conditions economiques.
Korea (South) > Social conditions.
Korea (South) > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction and Summary
  • -- Part I. Measuring Income Inequality and Poverty. 2. Trends in Korean Income Inequality
  • - 3. The Dimensions of Poverty
  • -- Part II. Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality and Poverty. 4. Effects of Growth on Inequality and Poverty
  • - 5. The Influence of Population Aging, Education, and Globalization
  • -- Part III. The Role of the Public Sector. 6. The Role of the Social Welfare System
  • - 7. The Role of the Tax System
  • - 8. Improving the Efficacy of Redistributive Policies.

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