중소기업기본법의 문제점과 개선방안

Abstract

This paper is concerned with problems and legal solutions of the Basie Act on Small and Medium Enterprises (Basic Act on SMEs) of 1966 in Korea. It is now over 40 years since the enactment of the Basic Act on SMEs. During that time the business environment faced by SMEs(Small and Medium Enterprises) has changed enormously: income levels have risen, technology has advanced, and economic activity has grown more globalized. The business environment related to SMEs has recently changed by a global competition. With the change of the business environment, it is necessary to establish a new SME policies and a amendment of the Basic Act on SME. SMEs serve as a source of dynamism of the korean economy and play a leading role in providing goods and services, creating employment opportunies, acting as a seedbed for market competition, and contributing to the development of regional economies and societies. To enable this source of dynamism for the korean economy, the SME policies will encourage SMEs to be innovative in business and respond to changes in the business environment, and develop the environment to lay the foundations for the growth in the global economy. In order to achieve this, the SME policies should be based on the competition policies in the small business sector. At the same time, the Basic Act on SMEs should be amended towards support for the new SME policies based on competition policies of the korean government and structural changes for SMEs, like the amendment of "Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law" of 1999 in Japan. The new Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law" of 1999 in Japan is based on the new policy concept related to SMEs: promoting diverse, vigorous growth and development of independent SMEs. As basic principles for SME policies has the new act promoting business innovation and new business start-ups, strengthening management base of SMEs and facilitating adaptation to economic and social changes.