• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.105-141
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• 2004

The success of fiscal decentralization depends on an effective intergovernmental transfer system. This paper focuses on the Local Share Tax(LST), the primary intergovernmental fiscal transfer in Korea. The LST, by law, aims to mitigate horizontal fiscal imbalance among the local governments. As an attempt to test the fiscal equity of the LST empirically, net fiscal benefits of each county are calculated based on a simple model. While the LST contributes to horizontal fiscal measured traditional inequality indices, a geographical pattern of net fiscal benefits is observed. From these findings, the role of LST on fiscal equity needs to be carefully re-examined.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.60 no.1
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• pp.159-185
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• 2008

The balance between centralization (power concentrated nationally) and decentralization (power devolved to local government) is a perennial issue in the field of social welfare administration. In the design of social welfare administration, values and assumptions related to decentralization and centralization generally are expressed in choices concerning pluralism versus uniformity, small versus large. In this context, this article tried to find and analyze the problems of financial decentralization of social welfare pursued by No Moo-hyun government. The decentralization of social welfare caused horizontal inequity between local governments, lack of social welfare finance of local government, and impediment of local government finance autonomy.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.27-69
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• 2009

This paper studies the logic of fiscal constraints and fiscal autonomy in a political agency model with both moral hazard and adverse selection. The electoral process not only disciplines incumbents who may act against the public interest but also opts in politicians who are most likely to act along voters' interests. We characterize perfect Bayesian equilibria under shared tax system and fiscal autonomy with fiscal constraints for local public good provision. It is shown that the local voters' expected welfare under fiscal autonomy is higher than under shared tax system if the same fiscal constraints are applied. In order to examine the effects of party's candidate selection processes on the behavior of local politician and national politician, we extend the model to an environment where local politician can compete for the candidacy of national assembly with incumbent national politician. If local politician wins majority of votes against incumbent national politician, then he can move on to serve as a national politician. Otherwise, his political career will end as a local politician. It is the gist of this primary system portrayed by this setup that local politician and national politician compete to garner more votes. Therefore, primary system as a candidate selection mechanism enhances local residents' welfare compared to top-down candidate selection processes.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.99-124
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• 2009

This study investigates the problems of welfare decentralization reform implemented by Roh Mu-Hyun Administration and examines a policy direction for improving the decentralization. The reform has caused various problems. Local governments have suffered from heavy financial burden. Some social services, devolved into local governments, have not adequately provided as before. In addition, fiscal disparity among localities has increased. To deal with these problems, experts have proposed several plans, such as restoring the devolved programs to national subsidy programs, inventing a new social welfare grant, or introducing block grants. This study suggests that some of the devolved welfare programs should be restored to the national subsidies, since they cannot be maintained properly by local governments. Also, we need to adjust financial responsibilities between the central and local government in the national subsidy programs. Introducing block grant can be one satisfying solution to enhance local autonomy while maintaining the financial responsibility of central government. In some national subsidy programs, the financial contribution by the central government should be increased to alleviate financial burden of local governments.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.10 no.6 s.38
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• pp.287-298
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• 2005

In this local self-government era, in order to achieve real local decentralization, it is guaranteed to establish self-finances of certain administration level. Nowadays Local equalization scheme is carried out for insuring regional equal development and efficiency and effectiveness of administration and for solving vertical horizontal problem of unequal finance in local government. Local equalization scheme is the system to guarantee the financial source so that all local self-governing organizations can obtain national minimum standard while correcting the unbalance of finance and maldistribution of tax revenue source between regions. This paper presents the directions of improvement so that national subsidy and local tax can contribute to the finance balance of local self-governing organization in the uncertainties of future finance with weak financial ability. Consequently, it is required to operate the system according to balance principle by adjusting the operation form and distribution type such as national subsidy and local tax.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.61-84
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• 2009

There has been a continuous debate on decentralization of welfare. The proponents of decentralization argue that it will enhance the autonomy of local governments and the efficiency in the provision of service. However, the opponents argue that it will lead to the welfare reduction and the increased inequality among localities. This study attempts to deal with the question, focusing on the evaluation of decentralization reform of Roh Government. The main results are as follows: After the decentralization, local governments has undergone hardships in financing the welfare service, while there is no clear evidence that the local autonomy has enhanced. In respect of fiscal role-sharing, local duties has significantly increased because of the insufficient grants-in-aid for decentralization and inappropriate formula in assessing the grants. In respect of functional role-sharing, the decreased role of central government made it difficult for local governments to provide enough residential institution for the elderly and the disabled. To improve the decentralization reform, deliberate reclassification is needed to decide which item should be transferred to localities. Regarding the characteristic of the projects, social services could be transferred in the long run, while central government should take more responsibilities for the income guarantee and protection for the disadvantaged.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.57-63
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• 2010

Central government moves welfare, education, and public fire service that need a lot of budget to local governments. But, central government don't give a enough finance support to local governments to implement those services. Therefore, local government suffer from the financial pressure. Fire service is supplied by province government in Korea. Public facilities tax is an object tax for fire service in province government. But, since total revenue of public facilities tax is just about 30% of fire service budget, the financial pressure of local governments has been increasing and the fire services could not been improved comparing with the increasing demands for the services. The purpose of this article is to examine a stable tax system for fire service. To do so, this study analyzes the fire public service budget, finds out some problems, and compares with developed countries to solve these problems.

• 한국사회복지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.183-212
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• 2004

지식기반 경제체제로의 전환과 맞물려 지속 가능한 국가 성장동력을 위해서는 사회적 기반 확충이 중요하다. 따라서 사회투자정책은 적당한 수준에서 소비적 지출이 아닌 "성과에 책임지는 최적의 투자" 관점으로 접근되어야 한다. 이를 위해서는 사회개발과 경제개발의 균형있는 예산자원배분, 사회정책 부문간 균형있는 재원배분이 필요하다. 또한 프로그램 구조 전체를 전제로 하는 결과 지향적 성과관리와 납세자 책임 노력이 요구된다. 마지막으로 사회 복지재정 부담과 관련하여 중앙과 지방정부간 합리적 재정관계를 모색해야한다. 최근의 정책환경 변화를 고려하여 지방교부세와 국고보조금 제도를 중심으로 한 지방재정지원체계를 개편해야 한다. 사회투자정책의 추진과정에서 관련부문간 재정적 갈등 쟁점이 발생할 수 있다. 예상되는 이해관계 상충부문들에 대한 합리적인 갈등관리 방안들이 사전에 마련되어야 한다.

• Spatial Information Research
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.73-89
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• 2001

In the recent rapidly changing technology environment the computerization of administration business using GIS is driven or will be driven to give improved information services for the people by local government or central government with huge budget. Development of GIS for local governments is investigated with huge budge. Development of GIS for local governments is investigated to prevent local government from investing redundant money and to reuse the existing investment at this time. The purpose of this study is finding the development method of Land Management Information System (LMIS) to give service and share data in various computing environment of local governments. To do this, we have to develop LMIS as open system with interoperability and we explain it with a focus to framework of Open LMIS. According to recent trend of technology we developed Open LMIS for convenient maintenance with nationwide LMIS expansion at hand. This system was developed at the $\ulcorner$Land Management Information System Development$\lrcorner$project which was managed by Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT). GIS application was based on OpenGIS CORBA specification for development of standard interface and RUP(Rational Unified Process) for development method and LML(Unified Modeling Language) for system design. Developed systems were land administration system for local government, spatial planning support system for regional government, and land policy support system for MOCT.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.923-927
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• 2006

국내의 수자원장기종합계획(건교부, 2001년)에 의하면 농업용수는 우리나라 수자원의 48%를 차지하고 있으며 하천유지용수를 제외한 이용량으로 보면 62%에 해당하는 최대 용수이용 부문이다. 그러므로, 농업용수의 효율적인 계획과 관리는 우리나라 수자원의 효율적인 이용에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 우리나라의 농촌은 1970년 이후 급격한 도시화, 산업화로 농업인구의 격감과 노동력의 부족에 따른 농업용 기계가 보급되게 됨에 따라, 과거의 주로 인력에 의한 벼농사의 영농방식에 변화가 생기게 되었다. 그러한 영농전반의 변화들은 직파재배, 집단육묘, 비닐하우스를 이용한 못자리, 어린모 이앙법 등 다양한 방식으로 벼재배 방식에서도 나타나고 있다. 이러한 영농상황의 변화는 농업용수공급 현황에도 영향을 미쳐 물이용 형태가 과거와 많은 차이를 보임을 알 수 있다. 이러한 차이는 최근의 연구결과에서도 나타나고 있는데 2002년 농어촌연구원 '용수수급의 안정성 제고 연구 및 종합시험지구 운영'에 의하면 3개 저수지지구의 계획공급량과 용수공급량 비율이 $0.7{\sim}1.3$이며, 영농초기 $4{\sim}5$월에 특히 차이가 큼을 알 수 있었다. 2001년 한국건설 기술연구원의 '물관리 효율성 제고기술 연구보고서'에 의하면 $4{\sim}5$월에 큰 차이를 보이는 등 농어촌연구원과 비슷한 결과를 나타내었다. 본 연구는 중부지방인 경기 남부지역을 대상으로 영농방식에 대한 조사를 하고 농업용수 공급량을 측정하여 현행 농업용수량 산정기준에 의한 농업용수량과 비교함으로써 변화된 영농환경을 고려한 적정한 관개 용수량 산정방법을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다.악할 수 없었던 수체내의 많은 특징을 파악 할 수 있었다.. 중랑천 유역의 소배수구역을 대상으로 연중 발생하는 큰 호우사상에 대해 임의의 강우관측소를 결측지점으로 가정하고 주변의 강우관측소로부터 각각의 방법을 이용해 가중치들을 산정하여 결측지점의 강우량 값을 보정하고자 하였다. 또한 각각의 방법을 이용하여 얻어진 결과에 대해 실측값과 보정값의 오차정도를 평균절대오차법(Mean Absolute Error)과 제곱평균제곱근오차법(Root Mean Squared Error)에 의해 산정하여 보정 방법간의 효율성을 검토하고자 하였다.9년, 그리고 2010년${\sim}$2019년까지 총 4구간으로 나누어 결과를 도출하였으며 예상한 바와 같이 후반기 20년 동안에 세 가지 지표가 취약해 지는 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 특히 2000년부터 2009년까지 10년 동안에는 더욱 취약해짐을 확인할 수 있었다.를 보임에 따라 그 정책적 효과는 때로 역기능적인 결과로 초래하였다. 그럼에도 불구하고 이 연구결과를 통하여 최소한 주식시장(株式市場)에서 위탁증거금제도는 그 제도적 의의가 여전히 있다는 사실이 확인되었다. 또한 우리나라 주식시장에서 통상 과열투기 행위가 빈번히 일어나 주식시장을 교란시킴으로써 건전한 투자풍토조성에 저해된다는 저간의 우려가 매우 커왔으나 표본 기간동안에 대하여 실증분석을 한 결과 주식시장 전체적으로 볼 때 주가변동율(株價變動率), 특히 초과주가변동율(超過株價變動率)에 미치는 영향이 그다지 심각한 정도는 아니었으며 오히려 우리나라의 주식시장은 미국시장에 비해 주가가 비교적 안정적인 수준을 유지해 왔다고 볼 수 있다.36.4%)와 외식을 선호(29.1%)${\lrcorner