Regional ties and discrimination: Political change, economic crisis, and job displacements in South Korea, 1997-99

Developing Economies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-96

  Kang, Changhui ^a   Lee, Seungjoo ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Job displacement; Regionals ties; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; POLITICAL CHANGE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33846930854     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2007.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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