According to the “OECD Factbook 2009,” people in Korea worked the longest hours, and were the least happy, out of all 30 member countries. Add to that the fact that wages increases have dropped to the lowest levels since the 1997 Asian financial crisis (the so-called “IMF crisis”). However, Korea did rank third in the OECD in terms of per-capita spending on education.
April 6, 2009
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[...] the body’s own remarkable ability to heal itself take its natural course. (Remember that Koreans work the longest hours in the OECD.) If you recuperate at home, you’re “lazy.” Also, I think that, [...]
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