Unification of South and North Korean Labor Markets: Problems, Perspectives, and Opportunities
Cho, Jin-Woo
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Description
Title
Unification of South and North Korean Labor Markets: Problems, Perspectives, and Opportunities
Author(s)
Cho, Jin-Woo
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rashid, Salim
Department of Study
Economics
Discipline
Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Political Science, General
Language
eng
Abstract
As a preparation for the foundation of new economic principle, a study of the historical characteristics of Korean labor follows. The unique feature of Korean labor is that Korean people have generated inner dynamics by the interaction of rigid rules of each time period and people's resistance to those rules. Compared to South Korean society, North Korean society is more closed and socially stagnated because the North Korean labor force has been strictly regulated by the government since the beginning of its regime. On the other hand, the North Korean society has preserved traditional aspects. Though much of this tradition has been supplanted by western culture in South Korea, what remains may provide a link which connects the two societies. Thus, the new principle should build upon the similarities of the two Korean labor forces and minimize the differences. As a result, a social synergy will be created which will promote the development of an advanced society.
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