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Micro-Corporatism in South Korea: A Comparative Analysis of Enterprise-Level Industrial Relations

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  • Joohee Lee

    (Institute for Social Development Studies, Yonsel University)

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Due to institutional legacies of the authoritarian regime, South Korea after the transition to democracy failed to establish a neo-corporatist policy-making body at the national level. Instead, micro-corporatist practices that produced many publicized instances of labormanagement cooperation in individual enterprises substituted the failed neo-corporatist concertation. This article aims to clarify the mechanisms of micro-corporatism in South Korea. Case studies of three large firms illustrate how changes in management strategies and intemal union politics produced a combination of industrial peace and welfare-generating institutions at the firm level. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the economic and political implications of micro-corporatism.

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  • Joohee Lee, 1998. "Micro-Corporatism in South Korea: A Comparative Analysis of Enterprise-Level Industrial Relations," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 19(3), pages 443-474, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:19:y:1998:i:3:p:443-474
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X98193004
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