Journal of the Korean Geographical Society (대한지리학회지)

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The Relationship between Regionalism and Multilatevalism: A Case Study of the Korean Computer Industry

지역주의와 다자주의간의 관계 - 한국 컴퓨터 산업을 중심으로 -

  • Published : 2004.06.01
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Abstract

Korea remains one of the few countries in the world that has not participated in any formal regionalism except its first FTA with chile which was just recently concluded. The lack or regionalism in Northeast Asia reflects post-war national policies that favored international export markets as an engine of economic growth. Based on a survey of 50 firms in Korea, this paper examines the relationship between regionalism and multilateralism in terms of computer industry. The results show that the industry favors international rather than regional markets for its continued export growth. According to the results, accelerated trade liberalization measures through the mutilateralism of the WTO dilute the demand for and negative impacts from regionalism. Overall, the results suggest that the Korean computer industry supports a trading system with a strong multilateral commitment based on non-discrimination.

한국은 최근 체결된 칠레와의 자유무역협정을 제외하고는 어떤 공식적인 지역주의에도 가입하지 않고 있는 예외적인 국가중의 하나이다. 동북아시아에서의 지역주의의 결여는 경제성장의 엔진으로서 세계수출시장을 선호한 전후의 국가정책을 반영한다. 한국의 50개 기업에 대한 설문조사를 바탕으로 본 연구는 컴퓨터산업의 관점에서 지역주의와 다자주의간의 관계를 고찰한다. 연구결과는 지속적인 수출증가를 위해 한국 컴퓨터 산업은 지역주의보다는 다자주의를 선호함을 보여준다. 연구결과에 따르면 세계무역기구를 통한 가속적인 무역자유화 조치가 지역주의에 대한 수요와 지역주의로부터의 부정적 영향을 감소시키는 것으로 나타난다. 전반적으로 연구결과는 한국 컴퓨터산업은 무차별원칙에 기초한 강력한 다자간 구속력이 있는 무역체제를 선호한다는 것을 시사한다.

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