Buch(elektronisch)#12013
Strengthening Social Cohesion in Korea
Korea is confronting a serious challenges. It has to improve income equality in the context of a severe demographic transition. Such a transition, from one of the youngest populations in the OECD at present to the second oldest by 2050, may boost the need for public spending and slow economic growth. In this context and as the pace of population ageing is accelerating, it is important to act quickly in a wide range of areas:. -Policies to sustain Korea's growth potential in the face of falling labour inputs;. -Measures that improve both growth and equality;. -Carefully-targeted increases in so