Autore	Park Hyun Ok
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (377 p.)
Disciplina	306.3/4209519
Soggetto topico	Capitalism - Social aspects - Korea (South) Socialism - Korea (North) Korean reunification question (1945- )
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-231-54051-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Crisis -- 1. The Capitalist Unconscious: The Korea Question -- 2. The Aesthetics of Democratic Politics: Labor, Violence, and Repetition -- Part II: Reparation -- 3. Reparation: On Colonial Returnee -- 4. Socialist Reparation: On Living Labor -- 5. Chinese Revolution in Repetition: The Minority Question -- Part III: Peace and Human Rights -- 6. Korean Unification as Capitalist Hegemony -- 7. North Korean Revolution in Repetition: Crisis and Value -- 8. Spectacle of T'albuk: Freedom and Free Labor -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460580603321

Autore	Han Jongwoo <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (426 p.)
Disciplina	320.95195
Soggetto topico	Democratization - Korea (South)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4985-2107-X 0-7391-7555-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453619303321

Autore	Torres Raymond
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (84 p.)
Collana	Studies on the social dimensions of globalization
Soggetto topico	Foreign trade and employment - Korea (South) Labor market - Korea (South) Globalization International economic integration - Social aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910449663103321

Autore	Torres Raymond
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (84 p.)
Collana	Studies on the social dimensions of globalization
Soggetto topico	Foreign trade and employment - Korea (South) Labor market - Korea (South) Globalization International economic integration - Social aspects
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910651146503321

Autore	Teichman Judith
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (267 p.)
Disciplina	305.5/69
Altri autori (Persone)	TeichmanJudith A. <1947->
Soggetto topico	Poverty Equality
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8047-8254-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Social forces and history : explaining divergent poverty and distributional outcomes -- South Korea : the historical origins of equitable growth -- Chile : the historical origins of inequality -- Mexico : the historical origins of poverty and inequality -- Social forces, the state, and distributional outcomes -- The 1980s and 1990s : economic and social outcomes diverge -- Social conditions and welfare regimes in the twenty first century.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910451823403321