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Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Performance Budgeting in Korea

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29-Jul-2009

Korea is in the initial stages of implementing performance-based budgeting. The system was introduced as part of a comprehensive fiscal reform package in the late 1990s. This article discusses the background, ...

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Korea

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27-Jul-2009

This publication assesses the current status of Korea’s innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country’s innovation capabilities.

Korea - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

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15-Jul-2009

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Korea Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 6.8% of GDP in Korea in 2007, the fourth lowest share (with the Czech Republic) among OECD countries, and 2.1 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 8.9%.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Korea

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23-Jun-2009

The old-age dependency ratio in Korea will increase by over 400% in the next 45 years. This is the highest increase among the OECD countries and will leave Korea second only to Japan in 2050. More than 45% of Korea’s pensioners live in poverty (on international measures).

Korean Prime Minister urges governments to work together for green growth

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23-Jun-2009

Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo urged governments around the world to work together for a new “green growth” paradigm based on low-carbon economic development in his keynote speech at the OECD Forum ...

Overview of country results in TALIS - Korea

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16-Jun-2009

OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) provides the first internationally comparative perspective on the conditions of teaching and learning.

OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education International Questionnaire: Migrant Education Policies in Response to a New Wave of Immigration - Korea

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03-Jun-2009

As part of the OECD review on migrant education, countries were invited to provide information on their national migrant education policies.

GFSD Innovation, 2009 - OECD (2008), “Eco-Innovation Policies in Korea”

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29-May-2009

The report is part of a series of country profiles on eco-innovation policies developed for eight non-EU OECD members: Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey and the US.