2009, Vol.16, No.2

1920-30s' debate about the management of the Soviet system

KWON Se Eun | 2009, 16(2) | pp.1~21 | number of Cited : 1

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This article reviews current academic debates about the management of the Soviet system held in 1920-30s. The nature of the debate that took place immediately after Russian socialist revolution went beyond its time and place. By reviewing the thoughts of Vladimir Lenin, Iosif Stalin, Alexander Borganov, Nikolay Buharin and Alexei Gastev, this article will shed some light on the nature of the debate. In terms of analytic method, I investigate two mechanisms, the management mechanism and self-organizing mechanism, as key factors for the stability and development of the system. Any public body can be considered as a system containing two mechanisms - management and self-organization - together form a single mechanism of its adaptation and development. The core of the debate about the management of Soviet state results in the correlation of self-organization. During the formation period of Soviet state and the period of war, communism had been exhibited as an extreme imbalance of the system. To stabilize the state of the system, the management mechanism was adapted to the system. The management mechanism has been understood primarily as the homeostasis machinery, the mechanism to reduce the level of disorder of the system. When new economy policy was installed, there was a conflict between the subject attempting to extend managing power and the object attempting to extend self-organizational power. After industrialization and collectivization policy had been executed, the term of ‘управление’ was interpreted as ‘scientific control of social system to promote the welfare of the people’. The meaning of this term was acknowledged as the totalitarian nature, denying the self-organizational power of the system. Meanwhile, the controversy about national management was linked with Lenin's successor and to political, factional issues. Thus, the nature of the dispute included the features political struggle, and went far from the academic and political discourse.

Extension of the U. S. military influence and opposition of the Russia: Study on Conflict of the regions of Central Asia

kim seun-rae | 2009, 16(2) | pp.23~44 | number of Cited : 3

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Russia-Georgia conflict and international relations

Kim, Young Sool | 2009, 16(2) | pp.45~65 | number of Cited : 6

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A Study on Complications Appeared on the Production Field in North Korea - the Industrialization era -

Keunwoo Nam | 2009, 16(2) | pp.67~86 | number of Cited : 4

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An Analysis of the British Colonialism in Southeast Asia in the 19thCentury: Based on the Theories of the “Official Mind” and “Gentlemanly Capitalism.”

Seung-Won Song | 2009, 16(2) | pp.87~104 | number of Cited : 1

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Suggestions to promote the growth of bancassurance in Korea -Based upon bancassurance practices in Europ and Asia-

송승훈 | 2009, 16(2) | pp.105~120 | number of Cited : 0

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This study analyzes the factors contributing to the growth of bancassurance by categorizing it into macro perspectives and micro perspectives, after reviewing bancassurance practices in major European and Asian countries. In macro perspectives, there are three factors contributing to the bancassurance growth, firstly, degree of legislative support for bancassurance by government, secondly, financial environments such as scale of banks and density, pension system, independent financial advisors and existing sales channel, and public pension system, thirdly, consumption behavior in finance market such as bank image, culture of face-to-face business practice, usage of telephone and internet, etc,. In micro perspectives, there are two factors contributing to the bancassurance growth, firstly, selection of integration business model for bancassurance, scondly, simple and standardized bancassurance product for early settlement of bancassurance. The direction that Korean bancassurance should move toward requires, in the macro perspective, positive legislative support by government and readiness by insurance company for the drastic changes of financial environments and consumption behavior in finance market. In micro perspective, selection of integration model for bamcassurance is important and it is necessary for insurance company to develop simples and standard product during early settlement of bancassurance, but it is also necessary for insurance company to develop complex product to accommodate respective customers' needs. In addition to that, bank and insurance company requires close cooperation on marketing activities such as brand, multi-distribution channel and utilization of custmer database, and sincere consideration of cultural differences between bank and insurance company for human resouces management, and also should be prepared for risk management, IT system and after-sales management.

Introducing Ancient Asia to the Classroom: a case study of Spring County high schools in the U.S.

신경희 | 2009, 16(2) | pp.121~137 | number of Cited : 0

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The Political Economy of growth and crisis in Indonesia Focusing on the Periods Before and After the Economic Crisis

Seung-Gook Ahn | 2009, 16(2) | pp.139~151 | number of Cited : 2

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Taiwan's National Identity and China-Taiwan Relations

이원봉 , LIM KYOO SEOB | 2009, 16(2) | pp.153~182 | number of Cited : 12

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Territorial dispute and the delimitation of territorial sea between U.K. and France

LEE Jong-Oh | 2009, 16(2) | pp.183~202 | number of Cited : 2

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Comparative Study of Recognition toward History in South and North Korea - Centering Around Historical Textbooks

Jun-Tae Lee | 2009, 16(2) | pp.203~221 | number of Cited : 9

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History textbook, designed to be used for educational purpose, tends to be considered as an emblem expressing a social or national identity. It is true that all kinds of differences between North and South Korea resulted from the more than a half century’s separation and different political and social ideology. Most of all, although two countries share the same historical background, it is obvious that there is huge difference in describing each country’s history. For instance, ““with positively analyzing historical events or facts, historians in South Korea tend to focus on establishing nationalistic legitimacy and promoting people’s pride of self-reliance Korean history.”” Yet, North Korea historians, based on proletariat social revolution ideology, tend to emphasize anti-foreign influence and building their country as a socialist state’s model. For these differences between two Korea’s historical views, it is appropriate to expect that the next generation of two Korea may have great difficulty in recovering their historical homogeneity when two Koreas are unified as one country. Thus, it is time for discussing the implicit meaning of such difference and searching for a history education method designed to actualize peoples’nationalistic identical unification. In order to realization peoples’ identical unification after the geographical unification, we need to modify our own history textbooks now. It is necessary for two Korea’s historians to consider the following indications of modifying history textbooks. First, the new textbook must be met a global and universal standards of international history. Second, based on the recognition of diversity in terms of describing a certain country’s history, the new textbook must cover the diverse viewpoints in describing Korean history. Third, historians for the new textbook must have neutral viewpoint in terms of their political ideology because they are to evaluate certain political events of current period. Fourth, Korean government needs to establish a new governmental organization that is autonomous and designed to modify Korean history textbook, for instance, ““the committee of history education for the unified Korea.””

Study on custom of Pyungyang Gisaengs who associated with the power elite - Focused on 『Noak-pah-job-gi』-

조상준 | 2009, 16(2) | pp.223~239 | number of Cited : 0

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This study focuses on the purpose that a cultural history of Gisaeng in 19 century pursues, mainly via the prose expressed in Noak-pah-job-gi. Noak-pah-job-gi is written by Han Jae Rock, a disappointed writer who comes of a decent family in Gaesung. He writes this cultural literary work on Pyungyang Gisaeng by himself running around the very front fields. Noak-pah-job-gi has an interesting feature which is the author’s cognitive territory defining Gisaengs isolated from their existing social structure as ‘femme fatale’. This is a new change in recognition of the author who regards very positively Gisaengs using empty speech as all-round entertainers using full speech. Noak-pah-job-gi is the only literary sketch showing the culture of Gibang(Gisaeng’s room) and the world of customary Gisaengs in those days. It is also something that even Lee Nueng Hwa who systematized the history of Gisaeng couldn’t find. The author spotlights true humanity by feeling sympathy and something humane. Its brilliant lyrical description of the vivid routines of Gisaengs in a red-light district is the first case found ever. Han Jae Rock strips the shiny appearance from the Gibang culture via  Noak-pah-job-gi, paying attention to a habitus which lyric individuals are mutually linking to each other. He, furthermore, has no fear to capture the beauty of sorrow and heartburning hidden inside Gibang as a bright sight. This looks like a grandness of the author opening up another field forming more mature sympathy. Therefore,  Noak-pah-job-gi can, on one hand, be pointed out that it has a limit of a male writer’s realistic narrow view. But, on the other hand, it can be the driver inducing a great literary work by a spatial creation of the reality. This record located between a Gisaeng’s customary history in modern times and that in Chosun dynasty, is very important in terms of that it contains a meaning of medium messenger or a literary work through modern Gisaeng culture and that of post-Chosun. In addition, This work is well expected to lead us to an important insight on a study of 19C lyric literature throughout Chinese literature, history, and Korean literature.

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2009, Vol.16, No.2