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A study on the failure in legislation of the Framework Act on Social Economy: Analysis using Actor-Network Theory

  • Journal of Regional Studies and Development
  • Abbr : JRSD
  • 2021, 30(3), pp.129-164
  • DOI : 10.22739/ipaid.2021.30.3.129
  • Publisher : Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development: IPAID
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Regional Studies in general > Comparative / Statistical Regional Studies
  • Received : November 12, 2021
  • Accepted : December 20, 2021
  • Published : December 30, 2021

Chanhee Yeom 1

1성공회대학교

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ABSTRACT

The Framework Act on Social Economy was proposed by the ruling lawmakers with the opposition party in 2014, Korea. At that time, it was expected the Framework Act on Social Economy would be legislated. However the 19th National Assembly failed to enact the Act. It has been drifting since the 20th Assembly. This study sought to figure out the reason of the 7 years long drift of the Act. This article would argue that the Framework was black-boxed as ‘anti-market’, ‘anti-capitalistic’ ‘leftist’ bill. Therefore this paper aims to reveal how the act had been black-boxed as ‘an anti-capitalistic bill’. Various human and non-human actors who involved with the preparation of the Framework during 2013-2016 was studied by Actor-Network Theory. Various non-human actors, such as article 10(2) of the Framework Act of Co-operatives, successive defeats in the 2010, 2011 election, some social economy support policies by the Mayor of Seoul (W.Park), etc., had grabbed the attention of the ruling Saenuri Party. S. Yoo MP from the Saenuri tried to enter into a social economy actor-networks which had been constructed by the opposition Party, and some liberal activist groups, the Co-operatives Act, etc. He became a major actor in networking for the Framework Act. However the conservative force, such as the conservative press and research companies, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and President Park, played a role of obstructive actors, by stigmatizing Yoo MP as a socialist. President Park kicked him out the Party on grounds of political opinions. Yoo’s network was cut off from the Framework network. Finally the Framework Act on Social Economy was black-boxed as ‘anti-market’, ‘anti-capitalistic’ ‘leftist’ bill.

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