05150nam 22006971a 450 991065114650332120200520144314.0(CKB)1000000000006820(OCoLC)70769323(CaPaEBR)ebrary10002878(SSID)ssj0000283623(PQKBManifestationID)11227864(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283623(PQKBWorkID)10250571(PQKB)11166285(Au-PeEL)EBL3012317(CaPaEBR)ebr10002878(OCoLC)923638785(MiAaPQ)EBC3012317(OCoLC)1152527478(OCoLC)1182794331(OCoLC)1286852628(OCoLC)1286851208(OCoLC)1159708389(EXLCZ)99100000000000682020000905d2001 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRepublic of Korea /Raymond Torres1st ed.Geneva International Labour Office2001Geneva International Labour Office20011 online resource (84 p.) Studies on the social dimensions of globalizationBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph92-2-111395-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-69) and index.Intro -- 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, 1970-95 -- Figure 1 Evolution of the average import tariff rate, 1970-97 -- Figure 2 Evolution of trade flows, 1970-97 -- Evolution of trade and FDI flows -- Figure 3 Share of exports in world trade, 1970-95 -- Table 2 Sectoral composition of trade, 1975, 1985 and 1995 -- Table 3 Exports by country of destination, 1980-97 -- Table 4 Imports by country of origin, 1980-97 -- Figure 4 Trends of FDI inflows and outflows, 1981-97 -- Table 5 Sectoral composition of FDI, 1962-97 -- Table 6 Distribution of FDI by country, 1962-97 -- B. AN OVERVIEW OF LABOUR MARKET TRENDS AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION -- Developments until the financial crisis -- Figure 5 Labour market trends, 1970-98 -- Figure 6 Wage inequalities, 1975-97 -- Education, a national priority -- Figure 7 Income distribution, 1970-96 -- Developments since the crisis -- Figure 8 International comparison of education indicators, 1995 -- C. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND BASIC WORKERS' 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, 1986-96 -- B. UNDERLYING IMBALANCES -- The management and corporate environment of the chaebol -- Figure 13 Foreign debt, 1980-97 (in US billions) -- Figure 14 Debt-equity ratio, 1980-97 -- Industrial relations -- Figure 15 Trends in productivity 1 and real wages, 1975-97 -- Figure 16 Union density in tradable and non-tradable sectors, 1992 and 1995 -- Figure 17 Evolution of international cost-competitiveness, 1975-96 -- 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 -- Table A1 Estimation results -- Table A2 Estimation results (excluding inter-industry demand changes) -- Figure A1 Wage impact of changes in labour supply and demand -- ANNEX 2 A SELECTED REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.Studies on the social dimensions of globalization.Foreign trade and employmentKorea (South)Labor marketKorea (South)GlobalizationInternational economic integrationSocial aspectsKorea (South)Social conditionsForeign trade and employmentLabor marketGlobalization.International economic integrationSocial aspects.Torres Raymond1087940Library of Congress.Far Eastern Law Division,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910651146503321Republic of Korea2612777UNINA