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An Analysis on the Classification of Regional Development Using “Just Growth” Characteristics: Focusing on Seoul Metropolitan Area

Kwang-Sik Yang 1

1순천향대학교

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ABSTRACT

It has traditionally been presumed that economic growth reduces poverty mainly through tricklingdown effect, but it also has a deleterious effect on the level of inequality in a society. Because new paradigm is necessary to change regional policy which social equity, as a ideology and value for regional development, can be improved in spatial planning. From this perspective, this research was to analyze a regional development level and a correlation between economic growth and social equity using “Just Growth” Concept. Four policy directions are suggested. First, it is necessary to set up new goals and strategies for regional policy with regional development level. Second, the local governments are oriented mostly regional policy for enhancing social equity. This indicates that social cohesion and regional stewardship to improve the social equity are strongly required. Third, this study found that new political guideline can be introduced using regional development level. Firth, policy directions should be suggested to enhance the cooperative regional development.

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