Abstract
The financial crisis in 1997 was a shock to South Koreans. In the midst of national economic crisis, newly elected president Kim Dae Jung launched structural economic reforms in the four major areas: private firms, public sectors, financial sector, and labor market. This chapter analyzes the evolution of tripartism under Kim Dae Jung presidency. First, Im traces the path of the labour governance of post-democratic transition period since Roh Tae Woo’s presidency and the embryonic tripartist experiments under Kim Young Sam government. Next, he examines the process of tripartism-making and its characteristics under Kim Dae Jung presidency. Finally, the current state and the future prospects of Korean tripartism is discussed.
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Im, H.B. (2018). Korea Tripartism in Retrospect. In: Kim, Y. (eds) Korea’s Quest for Economic Democratization. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57066-2_5
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