Policy Lessons from South Korea's Development

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  • 4 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on January 16, 2017
  • Ends on February 12, 2017

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Syllabus

  • The factors that contributed to South Korea’s remarkable performance from the 1960s to the 1990s and how some of its policies could be applied to similar effect today
  • The strategies used to build a science, technology and innovation system and to nurture innovation capability
  • The forward looking developments promoting diversification into advanced manufacturing, tradable services and digital/green technologies
  • Current efforts to upgrade skills and productivity of an ageing workforce and the strengthening of a social safety net
  • The city of Songdo; the effectiveness, scalability and applicability of its green and smart technologies

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None.

Instructors

  • Shahid Yusuf
  • Sayyora Krulikowski
  • Taejong Kim

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