Launching the Civil Network for Political Reform (CNPR) Hong, Seok-In(sihong@pspd.org) Coordinator, Center for National Assembly Watch, PSPD On January 17, 2003, thirteen civic social organizations formed the Civil Network for Political Reform (CNPR) and made public its launch. On February 17, for the first time since the establis...
2003/07/15 00:00 2003/07/15 00:00
The presidential election of 2002 is over. President Roh Moo-Hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) is expected to contribute significantly to the consolidation of democracy in Korea and bring about a more just society. During the presidential election, civic groups in Korea concentrated on campaigns to recommend progressive policies to the candida...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00
1. Unilateral Privatization by the Korean Government While privatization of the state-owned corporations has been implemented since 1980s, the Kim Dae-jung administration began to push the privatization policy in a full scale, which was demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) heavily influenced by transnational corporations (TNCs) and Wa...
2002/08/24 00:00 2002/08/24 00:00
Few people know that political party funds are from the tax of the people. Every year parties spend the tax under the name of government subsidy. The election subsidy is also given to parties at the election. Originally, the "new military authorities" introduced the government subsidy system at 1981. Through this system, military authorities could...
2001/09/15 00:00 2001/09/15 00:00
We Want "Cellphone Rate Cut" - The technology is the best but the service is … Why do we want "Cellphone Rate Cut"? The cellphone subscribers grow but the cellphone rate is not changed. While cellphone carriers (SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom) reduced the charge slightly last year, it was not acceptable. The carriers' net income i...
2001/08/04 00:00 2001/08/04 00:00
A Review of How PSPD Has Used Legal Measures to Strenthen Korean Corporate Governance * Jooyoung Kim Managing Partner of Hannuri Law Offices Vice-Chairman, Participatory Economy Committee, PSPD jy537@dreamwiz.com Joongi Kim Assistant Professor of Law of Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies...
2001/04/03 00:00 2001/04/03 00:00
1. Authoritarian Developmental Mobilization Regime, its Characteristics and Crisis Many Asian countries are now on the road to democratic transition. Authoritarian regimes, which have looked so strong, have come to an end and many of them are in the process of the democratic transition. This paper aims to show the role of NGOs in the democratic ref...
2001/01/31 00:00 2001/01/31 00:00
Korea, once a major labor-exporting country, opened its labor market to foreign migrant workers after the mid-1980s. Beginning around 1987 Korea has become a magnet for migrant workers from late-developing or undeveloped countries, whereas nearly two million Korean workers went overseas in the three decades of 1960-1980s. The Dong-A Ilbo, one of the major...
2000/10/31 00:00 2000/10/31 00:00
Profiles of Indonesian Civic Groups in Action The advent of civic groups in Indonesia and their growth can be explained along with the ebb and flow of the former dictator of the country, Suharto. He made his presence felt publicly on September 30, 1965 right after he successfully suppressed the coup attempt by the Communist Party. During his tenure, he ac...
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