한국의 무역 자유화: 개방ㆍ보호ㆍ보상의 정치경제

초록

This study aims to examine the main features of trade liberalization in South Korea. In particular, I explore the way in which opening, protection, and compensation play out in the trade liberalization process. For the last twenty years, South Korea has taken advantage of protection and compensation to facilitate trade liberalization. The first characteristic of Korea’s trade liberalization is ‘comprehensive trade liberalization and uneven protection.’In terms of the scope, trade liberalization has been quite comprehensive, whereas protection tends to be concentrated in a small fraction of sectors. Second, the Korean government has utilized compensation as a means to sustain trade liberalization. While offering protection to a few sectors, the Korean government chose to facilitate trade liberalization by providing direct compensation for groups suffering from trade liberalization.

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