Korean Workers and Neoliberal GlobalizationOne of the most remarkable aspects of South Korea’s transition from impoverished post-colonial nation to fully-fledged industrialized democracy has been the growth of its independent and dynamic labour movement. Korean Workers and Neoliberal Globalisation examines current trends and transformations within the Korean labour movement since the 1990s. It has been a common assumption that the ‘third wave’ of democratisation, the end of the Cold War, and the spread of neoliberal globalisation in the latter part of the 20thcentury have helped to create an environment in which organised labour is better placed to overcome bureaucratic national unionism and transform itself into a potential counter-globalisation movement. However, Kevin Gray argues that despite the apparent continued phenomena of labour militancy and the rhetoric of anti-neoliberalism, the mainstream independent labour movement in Korea has become increasingly institutionalised and bureaucratised into the new capitalist democracy. This process is demonstrated by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions’ experience of participation in various forms of policy making forums. Gray suggests that as a result, the KCTU has failed to mount an effective challenge against processes of neoliberal restructuring and concomitant social polarisation. The Korean experience provides an excellent case study for understanding the relationship between organised labour and globalisation. Korean Workers and Neoliberal Globalisation will appeal to students and scholars of Korean studies and International Political Economy, as well as Asian politics and economics. |
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... Tripartite Commission was successful in eliciting the agreement of the leaders of the KCTU and the FKTU to a ... Accord represented a significant step back for labour . In the end , labour's only real concrete gain from the First Tripartite ...
... tripartite accord To understand the KCTU's role in social welfare reform , it is necessary to re - examine the social welfare related clauses contained within the First Tripartite Accord . As mentioned , the First Tripartite Accord ...
... tripartite accord 133-134 origins of 131 social unionism 75 , 80-90 , 113-114 , 165 social welfare 14 under Chun Doo ... Tripartite Commission 26 , 100 , 108 , 111 , 112 , 128-129 , 166 First Tripartite Accord 100-103 , 133-134 as ...
Contents
Neoliberal globalization labour and resistance | 12 |
Globalization crisis and the entrenchment | 31 |
The rise and fall of militant labour unionism in Korea | 52 |
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