Basic Report

This study aims to propose the redirection of regional industrial policy of which initiativewas central government but now is demanded to be either local government or local publicprivatepartnership.Chapter 2 discusses the existing literatures on regional industrial policy and suggests thedifferentiated concept of regional industrial policy in relation to national industrial policy andindustrial location policy. In addition, the existing literatures were explored in terms ofprogram rationalization, program evaluation, and new institutional theory including clustersand governance theory.Chapter 3 explores policy structures of central government for regional industrial policyparticularly the main three government departments, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,Ministry of Education, and Small and Medium Business Administration.Chapter 4 conducts in-depth case study to explore characteristics and success factor ofGwangju Metropolis area which is evaluated to be one of growing regions attributed to thesupport of massive governmental industrial support program, Regional Industry PromotionProject (RIPP). RIPP is considered as one typical regional industrial policy initiated by KimDae-Jung Administration and has been viewed as the first program of genuine regionalindustrial policy, not industrial locational policy.Chapter 5 suggests the region-led regional industrial policy and the redirection of currentregional industrial policy. For that, the adoption of regional resource-based industrialdevelopment approach, strategical choice of new industrialization /re-industrialization, andoperation of coordinated governance system should be done. In addition, the six core strategiesfor regional industrial policy are suggested: reconstruction of similar governmental programs,integration of programs through single pot system, comprehensive industrial plan establishedby regional government, formation of region core institution, public-private governmentsystem, and institutionalization of regional governance through municipal ordinance.