Korea’s miracle and crisis: What was in it for women?

Globalization, Export-Orientated Employment and Social Policy: Gendered Connections

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 30-66

  Cho, Hyoung ^a   Zammit, Ann ^b   Chung, Jinjoo ^c   Kang, Insoon ^d  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health   (South Korea)

^d Division of Information and Communication Engineering   (South Korea)

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EID: 85015829040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230524217_2     Document Type: Chapter

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