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1. Korea's Retirement Predicament

   The Ageing Tiger

   Edited by Thomas R. Klassen, Yunjeong Yang

   Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies

   The distinguishing feature for many workers in South Korea is contractual – and often involuntary – retirement at a young age (mid-50s for most workers) followed by precarious and low-paying self-employment or contract work. In the past this practice, which is also found in other East Asian nations...

   To Be Published August 1st 2013 by Routledge