The Strains of Economic Growth: Labor Unrest and Social Dissatisfaction in Korea - Rilegato

Kim, Jong-Gie; Lee, Joung-Woo; Lim, Hy-Sop; Son, Jae-Young; Vogel, Ezra F.; Harvard Institute For International Development; Hanguk Kaebal Yonguwon

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0674839811 ISBN 13: 9780674839816

Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

By the mid-1980s, Korea's economic and political situation was becoming volatile. Labor relations were especially contentious. The Strains of Economic Growth, a collaborative research project between the Harvard Institute for International Development and the Korea Development Institute provides an analytic history of the economic causes of the labor unrest and popular discontent of the late 1980s. Set against rapid increases in wages and employment, worker dissatisfaction is traced to patterns of income inequality and to non-pecuniary dimensions of working life, including the suppression of labor organizations. The desire for greater political freedom also played an important role in the unprecedented unrest of this period.

The conclusions of this volume are essential for understanding the labor struggles that continue in Korea today and are highly relevant for policy makers from other emerging economies that wish to benefit from both the successes and failures of Korea's experience.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Harvard Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674839811
• ISBN 13: 9780674839816
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 194
• Redattore: Lindauer David L.
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