인천의 기울어진 운동장과 지역균형발전을 위한 연구

Abstract

This paper analyzes the problem of spatially unlevel playing field in Korean cities and discusses the main factors that cause these problems by studying government activities and policy factors empirically in Incheon Metropolitan City. The government policies and activities that resulted in sloping playgrounds in Korean society include discriminatory government policies, biased rules of government decision making procedure, discrimination in public services supply, the local government seized in the growth coalition, and the opportunity seeking behaviors of local government leaders. In the empirical analysis of Incheon, major problems of sloped playing grounds were the polarization between old town and new city, unlevel playing field between traditional industrial district and high-tech industrial park, and gap between inland and island areas. As a result of the study, the following policy implications were highly suggested to mitigate the problem of sloping playgrounds in Incheon. First, it requires long-term policy support rather than short-term prescription. Second, it needs to promote the resident-oriented development rather than large scale development. Third, it is strongly suggested to seek a community-oriented bottom-up policy rather than top-down government policy. Fourth, policies should be implemented to improve the quality of life of residents rather than the rise of real estate value. And finally, in this process a comprehensive approach of embracing the island area is stronglKey words : unlevel playing ground, government factor, Incheon, growth coalition, opportunity seeking behaviory recommended.