한국의 종합상사제도에 관한 연구 – 제도의 도입과 폐지과정을 중심으로 –

Abstract

In the mid-1970s, the GTC(General Trading Company) system began in Korea. Since then, trading companies have played an important role in boosting exports over a long period of time. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Korean economy contributed to high growth. The GTC, which had been institutionalized under the leadership of the government for the past 34 years, contributed greatly to the phenomenal development of the Korean economy. However, after the mid 1990s, GTC have lost their presence due to rapid changes in the internal and external environment. Finally, the Korean GTC system was abolished in 2009, and in 2014 it was replaced by a new CTC(Certified Trading Company). Thus, the conventional GTC system was abolished and replaced by the new CTC in Korea. The background and factors of the time are summarized as follows. 1) Changes in trade conditions due to rapid globalization since the mid-90s. 2) The proliferation of digital technology and emergence of new concept industry. 3) the fact that commercial functions have been limited due to rapid changes in the normal environment. And the introduction of CTC system is related to the rapid change of trade environment since the mid-90s. In particular, the main factor is the negative response from existing GTC and sluggish sales.