조선후기 유수원(柳壽垣)의 경세론(經世論)

Abstract

Yu, Soo-Won was one of the practical scientists in later Chosun dynasty. He passed state recruit examination for ranking officials("Kwago") and had once worked as a lower remonstrance service in the royal court. But he, being not among the party in power, sent most of his official life as a county magistrate from place to place. His administrative records as a county magistrate were distinguished, which was of little use, it being the days of party rivalry at that time. But his essays of administrative reform, "Oo-Seo" impressed then king and ministers so much that he was once recalled to his original remonstrance service. But after all, he was not given a proper place to realize his long cherished statecraft and had to retire before 50. He was radically different from the other great practical scientists before and after him, including 'Jung, yag-yong', 'Yu, hyung-won', 'Yi, ik', who insisted restoring the original confucian ideal system and presented their respective reform vision on the conventional basis of agrarian society, feudal status system, self-sufficiency economy, and ritualism. In opposition to them, Yu, Soo-Won insisted that the confucian ideal system is outdated and presented his reform vision on the modern basis of commodity economy, functional division society, market economy, and practicalism.