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	Pushing Ahead with Reform in Korea Labour Market and Social Safety-net Policies
	OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

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Availability: Available Publication date: 29 Jun 2000 Language: English Pages: 180 Tables: 37 Charts: 25 ISBN: 9789264176850 OECD Code: 812000071P1

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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 the corner. This book shows that government labour and social policies, together with improved basic workers’ rights, have helped minimise the costs of the crisis while also contributing to overcome it. However, this book also highlights the need for further actions in these areas in order to pave the way for a healthy, socially-sustainable economic performance and argues the case that the momentum of reform should not be slowed.

Other languages: French (Out of print)

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Table of 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 PROGRAMMES AND THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
A. Introduction
B. The Employment Insurance System and unemployment benefits
C. Active labour market policies
D. Public and private employment services
E. 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 social assistance programmes
Annex A – Key Players in the Korean Labour Market
Annex B – Selected Features of Social Policies
Bibliography
Glossary

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