Implications of Korea`s Saemaul Undong for International Development Policy: A Structural Perspective

( Huck Ju Kwon ) 서울대학교 행정대학원 2010 Journal of Policy Studies Vol.25 No.3

Development strategies based on neoliberal theories and good governance have failed to achieved clear outcomes. This paper examines the Saemaul Undong movement in Korea with the contention that it can provide a missing link between market- and state-oriented development policy. Saemaul Undong contributed to social and economic development in Korea not only as a self-help community movement but also as a mechanism of social inclusion. Its success was based on a social structure that was made more open to upward mobility by the land reform of the 1950s. A negative aspect of Saemaul Undong is that it was promoted by the government to mobilize political support for authoritarian President Park Chung Hee. In order to draw policy implications from Saemaul Undong for international development, it is necessary to consider the social and political context of the developing countries under consideration.

Policy Options for International Development Cooperation in the COVID Pandemic: A Global Perspective

Huck-ju Kwon 국제개발협력학회 2020 국제개발협력연구 Vol.12 No.3

환경정책

Huck Ju Kwon 한국행정학회 1999 한국행정학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.1999 No.-

Care-giving and Freedom

Huck-ju Kwon,Siyeon Won 한국정책분석평가학회 2009 한국정책분석평가학회 학술대회발표논문집 Vol.2009 No.4

Time constraint is one of the most important disadvantages for care-givers within households since care-giving is time-intensive work. Less freedom of care-givers due to time constraints at present may also lead to less freedom in the future since time-use at present may be the basis for capability in the future. In this context, this study will examine the time metrics of care-giving within the Korean households from the perspective of freedom. It will try to answer, first, who give care to the family members in need of care, and secondly how caregivers spend time in terms of care-giving and other activities of daily life such as work, and leisure. This study will approach to these questions from the viewpoint of human capability, and will use data from the Korean Time-use Survey in 2004. This paper argues that care-givers are faced with ‘care-trap’ which gives care-givers not only time disadvantage at present but also constraints on capability accumulation for the future. Regarding female care-givers, those who spend more time on care do more housekeeping work. This further reduces their opportunity freedom.

Transition from the Developmental State: The Deliberative Policy Process of Civil Service Pension Reform in Korea

( Huck Ju Kwon ),( Eun Ju Kim ) 서울대학교 행정대학원 2011 Journal of Policy Studies Vol.26 No.3

This paper examines three recent efforts to reform Korea`s Civil Service Pension Program, in order to trace the changing policy process in Korea, where the policy regime of the developmental state used to be predominant. It has been argued that the government no longer has overwhelming influence over the policy-making process, while social actors are not able to compromise on social issues. This paper aims to test the hypotheses of the decline of government influence and the inability to reach social compromise, focusing on stakeholders` interactions at the micro Level. It argues that a new deliberative policy process has emerged that engages a range of stakeholders, such as trade unions and policy experts, and in which different government ministries compete against each other. The paradox of the new policy process is that despite its deliberative nature, the government`s strategic influence continues to be strong.

Delivering unemployment benefits in the developmental welfare state : The case of Korea

Huck-ju Kwon,Jooha Lee 한국국정관리학회 2010 한국국정관리학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2010 No.10

We have witnessed the growth of the developmental welfare state in Korea for the last decade. While it maintains the developmental orientation in the overall structure, the developmental welfare state introduced a range of programmes to protect those who had been left outside. This paper has examined how such continuity and change were reflected at the local level of implementation where policy objectives are achieved in practice, focusing on the Employment Insurance Programme. This chapter analyses two waves of interviews, the first with local officials in 2005 and the second with unemployment recipients in 2010. All in all, our analysis presents a mixed picture. There has been a steady progress in terms of the range of social protection but in terms of inclusion and equal access to welfare falls short of achieving the new policy goals, protecting the unemployed. Nevertheless it is true that there has been positive development in these fronts as well. If there are continual policy efforts to address these short-falls, the developmental welfare state will be more inclusive while maintaining its developmental credentials.

Special Symposium : Economic Crises and the Welfare State in Korea: Reforms and Future Challenges

( Huck Ju Kwon ),( Grami Dong ),( Hyun Gyung Moon ) 서울대학교 행정대학원 2010 Journal of Policy Studies Vol.25 No.1

Pattern of primary and postoperative adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy for treatment of uterine cervical cancer in Korea: Results of a multicenter retrospective study

( Jong Huck Yoon ),( Soon Beom Kang ),( Jae Wook Kim ),( Joo Hyun Nam ),( Sang Young Ryu ),( Suck Mo Kim ),( Woo Young Kim ),( Hee Sug Ryu ) 대한산부인과학회 2008 Journal of Womens Medicine Vol.1 No.2

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze and to compare the treatment outcomes of various concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) regimens for uterine cervical cancer during the past 10 years in the Republic of Korea. Methods: Between January 1997 and December 2006 the medical records of 1,827 stage Ib-IVa cervical cancer patients from 23 institutions in Korea were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Of these 1,826 patients, 1,577 had complete medical records and were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 received primary CCRT without surgery; and group 2 received adjuvant CCRT after radical hysterectomy. The survival differences between the different CCRT regimens (weekly cisplatin, monthly 5-FU+cisplatin, and monthly paclitaxel+cisplatin) were also analyzed. Results: The median age was 54 years (range, 16-99 years). There were 1,020 patients in group 1 and 557 patients in group 2. The majority of patients in group 1 had regionally advanced stage disease (IIb-IVa), while the majority of patients in group 2 had early stage disease (Ib-IIa). In group 1, the disease-free survival (DFS) was longer in those patients who received platinum-based chemotherapy (weekly cisplatin and cisplatin+5-FU) compared to those who received paclitaxel, but there was no statistical difference in the overall survival (OS). In contrast, survival of group 2 patients was improved by the paclitaxel regimen, but without a significant difference. Significantly increased toxicities were observed in patients treated with monthly cisplatin/5-FU and paclitaxel, but the toxicities were easily managed. Conclusion: CCRT is an effective mode of therapy for cervical cancer in Korea. Further study confirming the efficacy of various CCRT regimens is necessary.

다층적 공사연금의 구조와 운영에 관한 연구: 소규모 사업장의 퇴직연금 적용을 중심으로

권혁주 ( Huck Ju Kwon ),정진용 ( Jin Yong Jeong ) 성균관대학교 국정관리대학원 2010 국정관리연구 Vol.5 No.1

2005년부터 시행되고 있는 퇴직연금은 우리나라 다층적 공사연금체계에서 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있으나 가입비율은 답보상태에 있다. 또한 퇴직연금이 2011년부터 5인 미만 사업장에도 의무적으로 적용됨에 따라 효과적인 정책대안 마련이 필요하다. 이 글에서는 소득보장성·선택성·이동성의 원리에 따라 퇴직연금제도 운영현황을 분석하고 설문조사를 통하여 5인 미만 소규모 사업장의 근로자에게 퇴직연금을 확대적용하기 위한 방안을 논의한다. 소규모 사업장의 정규직-비정규직 근로자 간 국민연금 가입률은 현격한 차이를 보이지만, 퇴직연금은 근로자 대부분이 가입하지 않고 있으며 이에 필요한 정보도 충분히 갖고 있지 못한 것으로 나타났다. 퇴직연금을 소규모 사업장 근로자들에게 효과적으로 확대적용하기 위해서는 이들에게 맞는 퇴직연금을 제공할 보험자의 확보가 필요하고 근로자들이 자신에게 적합한 퇴직연금을 선택할 수 있도록 교육·정보를 제공하는 연금포털이 필요함을 지적하였다. Although the private retirement pensions have been implemented for more than five years in Korea, it has not yet taken off as expected. From 2011, it would be mandatory for small-size enterprises to provide retirement pension plans for their employees. The aim of this paper is to identify policy instruments that would be required to cover those workers. The paper, first, analyses enterprise retirement pension plans within the perspective the multi-tier public/private pension system in Korea: the perspective of income security, choice and portability. Secondly, base on survey of employees in small-size enterprises, this study find that employees in small-size enterprises do not have adequate plans for income security at retirement, and that they do have relevant information on retirement pension plans. This paper argues that the government should make sure that there will be pension insurers who will cover those employees. It also emphasizes that it would be necessary to establish an internet portal site, which furnishes information about retirement pensions and could be used as educational tools for users to plan their income at retirement in relation to the National Pension Programme.

Otogenic Brain Abscess Presenting with Gait Ataxia

Sang Huck Cho,이종대,박무균,황선철 대한청각학회 2012 Journal of Audiology & Otology Vol.16 No.1

Although the occurrence of otogenic brain abscess has been considerably reduced through improvements to antibiotics, brain abscesses remains one of the most significant life threatening complications of chronic otitis media. We report the case of a 67-year-old male patient who presented with gait ataxia and dizziness. Imaging studies revealed a left cerebellar abscess and extensive destructive changes to the labyrinth due to chronic otitis media. We conclude that otogenic brain abscess should be considered as differential diagnosis in patients with chronic otitis media who develop central vertigo.