OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Korea 2007 [electronic resource]: Progress in Implementing Regulatory Reform /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
Korea was among the first countries reviewed in the OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Series. Since the first review in 2000, Korea has made bold efforts to enhance conditions for long term growth: promoting regulatory reform, cutting red tape, strengthening competition policy and market openness. The Korean government has also modernised  its regulatory framework for information technologies, an area where Korea plays a leading role among OECD countries. This publication assesses progress since 2000 and analyses many of the lessons of implementation of regulatory reform. It highlights possible responses to current challenges. These include the pressures of an ageing society, future welfare needs and human capital development. The study includes a new special chapter on tertiary education, where improvements in the regulatory framework can yield significant benefits for future innovation and productivity.
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CONTENTS; Summary; Chapter 1. Korea Monitoring Exercise: Synthesis; Introduction; The initial review of regulatory reform; Economic performance; Progress made in regulatory reform since the 2000 OECD Review; Remaining challenges; Further challenges: tertiary education; Lessons from implementation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2. Government Capacity to Assure High Quality Regulation; Introduction; Regulatory policies; Regulatory institutions; Regulatory tools and procedures; Conclusions and policy options; Notes; Bibliography; Annex 2.A1. Implementation of the 2000 Recommendations
Chapter 3. Competition PolicyIntroduction; Substantive law; Institutions and enforcement processes; Coverage, sector regulation and policy advocacy; Assessment; Chapter 4. Market Openness; Introduction and general considerations; Transparency and openness of decision making; Market openness and non-discrimination; Avoidance of unnecessary trade restrictiveness; International harmonisation and equivalence of other countries' regulatorymeasures; Application of competition principles; Conclusions and policy options; Notes; Annex 4.A1. Implementation of the 2000 Recommendations
Annex 4.A2. Assessing Results in Selected SectorsChapter 5. Telecommunications; Introduction; The telecommunications sector in Korea; Market participants; Regulatory structures and their reform; Convergence; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 6. The Tertiary Education System; Introduction; Context of the tertiary education sector; Major issues driving higher education reform; Government priorities; A perspective on recent historical developments; Regulatory framework; The policy responses: towards autonomy;  competitiveness and accountability; Conclusion and policy options; Notes
Annex 6.A1. Examples of Regulations
Includes bibliographical references.
Korea was among the first countries reviewed in the OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Series. Since the first review in 2000, Korea has made bold efforts to enhance conditions for long term growth: promoting regulatory reform, cutting red tape, strengthening competition policy and market openness. The Korean government has also modernised  its regulatory framework for information technologies, an area where Korea plays a leading role among OECD countries. This publication assesses progress since 2000 and analyses many of the lessons of implementation of regulatory reform. It highlights possible responses to current challenges. These include the pressures of an ageing society, future welfare needs and human capital development. The study includes a new special chapter on tertiary education, where improvements in the regulatory framework can yield significant benefits for future innovation and productivity.
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