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2. Seasonal Variations in Rural Disguised Unemployment and Economic Development.
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Yoon-Bock Awh
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HIDDEN unemployment ,SEASONAL unemployment ,AGRICULTURAL industries ,ECONOMIC seasonal variations ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,EMPLOYMENT stabilization ,ECONOMIC development ,SEASONS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is (1) to put the nature of disguised unemployment in the agricultural sector in a proper perspective by stressing the seasonal nature of the surpluses and shortages of agricultural labor supply, and (2) to pursue some policy implications of the seasonality of labor surpluses in underdeveloped agricultures. The writer's argument will rely heavily on the result obtained from the survey of six South Korean villages in 1962. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1965
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3. Koreans build a peacetime economy.
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INDUSTRIALIZATION ,EXPORTS ,LABOR supply ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,FOREIGN investments - Abstract
The article focuses on the drive of South Korea toward industrialization as it enters the export markets using its cheap and plentiful labor force. Data show that exports have reached 52.1 million dollars in the first quarter of 1966, projecting sales of 250 million dollars within the year. It notes the growing interest among foreign investors from Japan and the U.S. The potential risk posed by low-wage labor supply is also mentioned, citing the possibility of wage increase. INSET: Exports: the wellspring of new business empires.
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- 1966
4. South Korea: $1.5-Billion to Rebuild.
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ARMISTICES ,COMMUNISM - Abstract
The article reports on South Korea's reconstruction plan under the United Nations (UN) setup. It states that following the signing of the truce agreement by Korea, the U.S. will shift its focus from fighting to rebuilding Korea. It states that a successful reconstruction job for South Korea, is must in defensive terms to avoid Communist infiltration. It states that most of the reconstruction plan has been laid by the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (NKRA) and the U.S.
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- 1953
5. Exports, Foreign Capital Inflow, and South Korean Growth.
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Voivodas, Constantin
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EXPORTS ,INDUSTRIAL equipment -- Export & import trade ,FOREIGN investments - Abstract
Examines the growth of exports, capital goods imports and the increasing amount of foreign capital inflow in South Korea. Indication that a positive and significant relationship between private capital inflow and investment obtains while the influence of official foreign capital inflow on investment has been negligible.
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- 1974
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6. PLANNING WITH FACTS: THE CASE OF KOREA.
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Norton, Roger D.
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CENTRAL economic planning ,MODELS & modelmaking ,SOUTH Korean economic policy ,ECONOMIC expansion ,GROSS national product ,GROWTH rate ,FOREIGN exchange rates ,BANKING industry ,INTEREST rates - Abstract
The article discusses programming models of national economies planning with facts. The case of Korea is considered in the article. It states that Korean economic planning has been more a process of experimentation than the orderly, repetitive sequence of calculations usually associated with the term planning. This was almost inevitable in view of conditions in the South Korean economy in recent years. The rate of economic expansion has accelerated at a pace impossible to foresee and significant policy reforms have been undertaken in several areas. As a consequence, planners' assessments of constraints to development and to some extent goals of economic policy have changed. To briefly indicate the pace of expansion, the gross national product growth rate has been about 11 percent per year, in real terms, for the past seven years and commodity exports have expanded by 40 percent per year for the past twelve years. The most significant policy reforms were enacted in the four years, from 1964-67. These included an exchange rate devaluation of about 100 percent, a doubling of commercial bank interest rates, a restructuring of the tariff system on the principle of effective protection rates and a revision of the tax structure.
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- 1970
7. SOME LITTLE-UNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF KOREA'S MONETARY AND FISCAL SYSTEMS.
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Campbell, Colin D. and Tullock, Gordon
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ECONOMIC conditions in South Korea ,MONETARY policy ,FISCAL policy ,PRICE inflation ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations - Abstract
In recent years many people in the U.S. have learned that the task of giving advice to foreign countries is not easy. The principal difficulty is that foreign countries have economic and political systems that are different from that of the U.S. Not knowing the real situation in foreign countries, the U.S. sometimes assumes incorrectly the existence of their own institutions. The article illustrates the difficulty with a few examples based on American experience with the problem of inflation in South Korea from 1945 to 1954. Although many of these examples are unique, they may suggest similar situations in other countries and add to the general understanding of the problem of giving economic advice to other countries. From the beginning of the American occupation in 1945 to the present, the Korean people appear to have anticipated a very rapid rate of inflation. Although it is well known by Western economists that general anticipation of inflation will profoundly change the way in which a country's money system operates, few U.S. economists have had any acquaintance with a monetary system in which rapid inflation was anticipated. The strangeness of such a system has been the principal difficulty confronting U.S. advisors in South Korea.
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- 1957
8. Mr. Truman's War: A Debate and Its Aftermath.
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Lofgren, Charles A.
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KOREAN War, 1950-1953 ,INTERVENTION (International law) - Abstract
The article focuses on the debate over the legality of the U.S. intervention in the war between North Korea and South Korea. It particularly looks at the congressional debate over President Harry Truman's authority to commit the American forces to Korea with regard to his power as Commander-in-Chief, bolstered by the resolutions of the United Nations' Security Council. The debate is noted to concede that the President could act to counter dangerous threat to American interest and security.
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- 1969
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9. Experiment in Materials Processing Engineering Education: The Industrial Internship Program. Interim Report on Task 'A'.
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Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton. and Weinmann, K. J.
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The problem of productivity and its impact on manufacturing engineering is the main focus of a program designed to develop a university-industry relationship that will provide professional training to students and input into the manufacturing industry. The current status of existing university-industry interaction at the foreign and domestic levels and cooperative programs are discussed as well as other tasks to be completed by the program. A paper reviewing the proposed engineering internship program is included with supporting charts. The program centers on industry, student, and university characteristics and their interrelationships. The major part of the document (63 pages) consists of two reports on visits abroad (Germany, and Japan and Korea) to study aspects of university--industry interaction. The report on Germany describes the institutions visited, contacts established, and the types of activities observed. It provides an in-depth description of engineering education and research at the university with emphasis on manufacturing. The report on Japan and Korea is presented in three parts: (1) information on engineering education in Japan, (2) individual reports on specific visits in Japan, and (3) information on technical education and research in Korea. A 45-page section presents three reports on symposia conducted and attended as part of the program. (Author/EC)
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- 1974
10. Country Profiles, The Republic of Korea.
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Population Council, New York, NY., Columbia Univ., New York, NY. International Inst. for the Study of Human Reproduction., and Han, Dae Woo
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A profile of the Republic of Korea is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the country; population (size, growth patterns, age structure, urban/rural distribution, ethnic and religious composition, migration, literacy, economic status, future trends); population growth and socio-economic development (relationships to national income, size of the labor force, agriculture, social welfare expenditures); history of population concerns; population policies; population programs (objectives, organization, operations, research and evaluation); private efforts in family planning; educational and scientific efforts in population; and foreign assistance for family planning activities. (RH)
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- 1970
11. Contemporary East Asian Civilization Resource Unit II, Grade 8. Providence Social Studies Curriculum Project.
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Providence Public Schools, RI. and Rhode Island Coll., Providence.
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GRADES OR AGES: Grade 8. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies, contemporary East Asian civilization. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into 11 subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: General objectives for the unit are listed on the first page. Each group of activities in the second column is related to a topic in the first column. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Each group of materials listed in the third column is related to one or more activities. In addition, four appendixes contain curriculum materials and a list of related books. STUDENT ASSESSMENT: A one-page section entitled "Evaluation" lists attitudes, understandings, and skills students should have by the end of the unit. OPTIONS: The guide is prescriptive as to course content and timing. Activities and materials listed are optional. (RT)
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- 1969
12. Educational Technology in International Development Education.
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Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Educational Research. and Chadwick, Clifton
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Many developing countries face severe problems in their education systems, and their search for solutions to these problems is conducted with great urgency. An important area where possible solutions are being examined is educational technology. This paper examines five questions which are important to its use in developing countries: (a) what are the main problems of education in the developing nations; (b) what is educational technology; (c) to what problems has it been applied and with what results; (d) what new approaches, developments and innovations are being prepared which are relevant to the developing nations; and, (e) what things must be done in educational technology, if it is to be truly responsive to their needs? In summary, it is concluded that developing countries must be shown the cost-benefit of educational technology. A bibliography is appended. (Author/MF)
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- 1970
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