Development and formalization in Asia: insights from Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore

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Hauptverfasser: Pauline Debanes, César Castellvi, Monica Dwiyanti
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Veröffentlicht: International Labour Organization 2021
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author Pauline Debanes
César Castellvi
Monica Dwiyanti
author_facet Pauline Debanes
César Castellvi
Monica Dwiyanti
Pauline Debanes
César Castellvi
Monica Dwiyanti
contents Development and formalization in Asia: insights from Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore Pauline Debanes César Castellvi Monica Dwiyanti This report aims to provide a historical account of the critical factors that have enabled the labour market formalization pathways in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore in the post-war period, and to draw lessons, where possible, for the emerging economies of today. These three countries experienced their “golden age” in the post-war period, from 1950 to 1970 in Japan and from 1960 to 1980 in the Republic of Korea and Singapore; where rapid economic growth went hand-in-hand with industrial upgrading, rising productivity and broader social development. The structural change from agriculture to manufacturing, already advanced at the time in Japan, was just starting in the Republic of Korea and Singapore. The development of large-scale manufacturing firms facilitated the absorption of day labourers into formal contract arrangements. In addition, the shortage of skilled workers in those years, combined with extensive industrial policies (and monitoring) by government, created a system of protected employment with on-the-job training and skilling built in. As a result, firms were incentivized to retain the workers they had trained. ILO, [1st ed.] publication.book
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spellingShingle Development and formalization in Asia: insights from Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore
Pauline Debanes
César Castellvi
Monica Dwiyanti
Development and formalization in Asia: insights from Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore Pauline Debanes César Castellvi Monica Dwiyanti This report aims to provide a historical account of the critical factors that have enabled the labour market formalization pathways in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore in the post-war period, and to draw lessons, where possible, for the emerging economies of today. These three countries experienced their “golden age” in the post-war period, from 1950 to 1970 in Japan and from 1960 to 1980 in the Republic of Korea and Singapore; where rapid economic growth went hand-in-hand with industrial upgrading, rising productivity and broader social development. The structural change from agriculture to manufacturing, already advanced at the time in Japan, was just starting in the Republic of Korea and Singapore. The development of large-scale manufacturing firms facilitated the absorption of day labourers into formal contract arrangements. In addition, the shortage of skilled workers in those years, combined with extensive industrial policies (and monitoring) by government, created a system of protected employment with on-the-job training and skilling built in. As a result, firms were incentivized to retain the workers they had trained. ILO, [1st ed.] publication.book
title Development and formalization in Asia: insights from Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/book/Development-and-formalization-in-Asia-insights/995219126402676