@article{ART003183704},
author={Ji Hyun Park},
title={Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2025},
volume={82},
number={1},
pages={7-44},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ji Hyun Park
TI - Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2025
VL - 82
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 7
EP - 44
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Salt is a key resource controlled by the state. Although literature on the salt industry during the Joseon Dynasty and Japanese colonial period has accumulated over time, the history of salt after liberation in 1945 has rarely been studied. Researchers have found that the division of the Korean Peninsular led to a salt shortage and that, as a solution, privately owned salterns were built along the west and south coast during the United States Army Military Government (USAMGIK) period. The construction of privately owned salterns is only a part of the story; it is necessary to examine the situation of government-owned salterns, the USAMGIK stance on salt distribution, and other aspects for a comprehensive understanding of the salt industry after liberation. This study investigates the USAMGIK salt policy from 1945 to 1948, analyzing statistics and reports produced by the USAMGIK at the time and by the Korean Salt Industry Union Association in 1957. The USAMGIK fundamentally maintained the Monopoly Bureau of the Japanese Government-General of Korea and seized control over the salterns previously owned by the Government-General of Korea and Japanese companies. The USAMGIK also resumed the production of government-owned salterns, acquired salt from abroad through aid, and prioritized distribution of salt to Korean households. In this gradual recovery process of the South Korean salt industry, Gunja Saltern and Sorae Saltern played a prominent role, especially since South Korea lost Yeonbaek Saltern to North Korea during the Korean War. Gunja Saltern and Sorae Saltern were crucial sources that provided a large and stable supply of salt in the late 1940s and early to mid-1950s.
KW - Salt;Saltern;United States Army Military Government in Korea;Monopoly Bureau;Civilian Supply Program
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
ER -
Ji Hyun Park. (2025). Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 82(1), 7-44.
Ji Hyun Park. 2025, "Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.82, no.1 pp.7-44. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park "Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 82.1 pp.7-44 (2025) : 7.
Ji Hyun Park. Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns. 2025; 82(1), 7-44. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park. "Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 82, no.1 (2025) : 7-44.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park. Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 82(1), 7-44. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park. Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2025; 82(1) 7-44. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park. Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns. 2025; 82(1), 7-44. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
Ji Hyun Park. "Salt Supply and Distribution Policy of the United States Army Military Government in Korea during 1945-1948 and the Gunja, Sorae Salterns" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 82, no.1 (2025) : 7-44.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.82.1.202502.7
