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Korea: President Lee gets a failing grade on governance

Published on Tue, 2012-03-13 06:38

President Lee Myung-bak.
(Photo: Marco Castro/United Nations)

The Citizen’s Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ), focal point of Social Watch in the Republic of Korea, gave failing grades on the President Lee Myung-bak's performance during its time in power. The organization concluded that only 39.48% of Lee's 100 major governance tasks were executed. The administration scored a D+ grade for satisfaction with the results of those, reported journalist Jung Hwang-bong for The Hankyoreh daily newspaper.

Improved access to education for women does not necessarily translate in better employment opportunities, reports say

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. Published on Mon, 2012-03-12 14:03

PHL growth targets difficult to achieve – Social Watch

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. Published on Mon, 2012-03-12 10:04

PHL growth targets difficult to achieve – Social Watch

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. Published on Mon, 2012-03-12 10:02

Canada: Taxes and wages fall while corporate profits rebound

Published on Mon, 2012-03-12 08:43

Corporate income tax rate in
Canada: 1926-2010.
(Source: The Globe and Mail)

“In Canada, federal taxes on profits had fallen to 16.6 per cent by fiscal 2010-11 after briefly dipping to 13.2 per cent in 2008, a level not seen since the Great Depression,” wile corporate profits “have rebounded since the 2008-9 crisis, nearing the previous high water mark,” wrote Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), one of the focal points of Social Watch in the North American country.