한일국교정상화 이전 생산 설비의 도입

Abstract

This study exploits Korea-Japan economic exchange in cotton textile industry from Independence of Korean to the Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization to bring a new understanding of the significance of the Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization. We investigate core cotton textile industrial facilities such as a weaving machine and a cotton spinning machine, and show three main findings. First, Korea-Japan trade before the diplomatic normalization resulted from a combination of the plan of the United States on integration of Northeast Asia, interest of the Korean and Japanese government, and a concern of cotton textile industry. Second, most of a weaving and spinning machines in the South Korea before Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization had been introduced during the post-war rebuilding in 1950s. Most facilities except for the case of foreign aid and funds were made in Japan, Third, most of cotton textile facilities such as a weaving machine and a cotton-spinning machine were imported from Japan; 76.1 percent of spinnig machine and 78.8 percent of a weaving machine. Therefore, Japanese manufacturers were major suppliers of the equipment and facilities for Korean cotton textile industry before Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization. In conclusion, The economic relationship between South Korean and Japan had already substantially established before Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization. Therefore, it should be rectified that the Korea-Japan diplomatic normalization was the start of Korea-Japan economic exchange.