20-February-2004
English
After the severe financial crisis of 1997-98, South Korea underwent numerous changes to address its structural weaknesses and widening disparities between regions and promote regional innovation. This review discusses South Korea's rapid recovery and its future territorial development.
17-February-2004
English
Official Web site in Korean and English.
16-February-2004
English, , 68kb
In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2002.
26-January-2004
English
The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) promotes the exchange and analysis of policy, research and experience in all matters related to educational building.
26-June-2003
English
This book demonstrates some of the pitfalls associated with services liberalisation but none the less recommends perseverance and even acceleration of the reforms.
4-June-2003
English, , 666kb
The telecommunications industry has undergone significant regulatory reform over the last decade. By mid-1999, 23 of the OECD countries had liberalised their telecommunications market, including voice telephony, infrastructure investment and inve...
4-June-2003
English, , 606kb
Does the national regulatory system allow market participants to take full advantage of competitive markets? Reducing regulatory barriers to trade and investment enables countries in an expanding global economy to benefit more fully from comparat...
4-June-2003
English, , 650kb
The Korean electricity sector is distinguished from those of other OECD countries by its rapid expansion. Electricity demand in Korea tripled over the period 1987-97. While demand for electricity dropped in 1998 due to the recession, it has rebou...
3-June-2003
English, , 645kb
Can the national administration ensure that social and economic regulations are based on core principles of good regulation? Regulatory reform requires clear policies and the administrative machinery to carry them out, backed by concrete politica...
28-February-2003
English, , 136kb
This is a case study on the quality of public expenditure in Korea. It focuses on the imperitive for change, new initiatives in place, performance-based budgeting, the lessons learned and issues raised.