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Economic Survey of Korea 2005: Reform of the corporate and financial sectorsEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 Despite progress since the crisis, it is essential to further improve corporate governance practices and to restructure SMEs. In the financial sector, the priorities are to resolve the household debt delinquency problem and to further develop the capital market. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005: The labour market: enhancing flexibility and raising participationEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 A comprehensive policy approach is required to reverse the rising proportion of non-regular workers, which raises equity and efficiency concerns. Over the longer term, it is essential to boost female labour force participation and raise the effective age of retirement of employees. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005: Sustaining high growth through innovation: reforming the R&D and education systemsEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 Sustaining rapid growth in Korea will increasingly depend on productivity gains, which are driven in large part by innovation. It is thus essential to upgrade the R&D framework, strengthen competition, particularly in the service sector, and improve tertiary education. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005: Getting the most out of public-sector decentralisationEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 Policies to improve fiscal relations between levels of government are a priority in Korea. It is essential to allow local governments more responsibility and autonomy, while simplifying the local tax system and granting more revenue-raising powers to local authorities. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005: Economic prospects and macroeconomic policiesEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 This chapter discusses Korea’s monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policies. Exchange rate flexibility should be continued, while the focus of fiscal policy should be on controlling expenditure, given spending pressures due to population ageing. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005: Key challenges facing KoreaEnglish | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 This chapter discusses the challenges to sustaining rapid economic growth in Korea, including upgrading innovation, improving the fiscal federalism framework, reforming the labour market and addressing problems in the corporate and financial sectors. |
Economic Survey of Korea 2005English | View long abstract 05-Oct-2005 Korea faces a number of economic challenges to sustaining rapid growth, notably upgrading the innovation framework, reforming the labour market, addressing problems in the corporate and financial sectors and improving fiscal relations between levels of government. Also available: |
The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development - Korea (Jang-Soo Ryu and Sung-Joon Paik)pdf,375Kb,English | View long abstract 04-Oct-2005 This conference was organised at the Karlstad University in Sweden on 4-5 October 2005. Related documents: |
Seoul, South Korea: big city or global city? OECD Territorial Reviews: Seoul, KoreaEnglish | View long abstract 29-Sep-2005 Seoul, the national mega-capital of South Korea, is attempting to become a world-class city and a leading business hub for Northeast Asia, but it's facing stiff competition from cities in China and Japan. Also available: |
