The Korea Local Administration Review

The Exchange and cooperation between Inter-Koreas of Gangwon Provincelocated in Border area and Jeju Province located in southernmost peninsula wasformed almost at the same time. Is it a coincidence? No. Be affected by multiplicativefactors that Change of Kim Dae-jung administration's policy toward North Koreaand second phase’s local governments launched in the second half of 1998, andGangwon-Jeju's characteristic historisty and lacalism. In the case of Gangwon-docaused by leadership of the local government head vigorously to restore the dividedregion, In the case of Jeju-do caused by collective effort of civil society to reborn“islands of peace”.Work to analyze formation origin and public-private partnership aspect of theLocal’s exchange and cooperation between Inter-Koreas provides some policyimplications at the present time. First, the institutions in Gangwon Province offeredinstitutional prototype of other locals. Second, public-private partnership experiencesin Gangwon-Jeju Province offered a initial model of other local governances. Third,formated ‘provincial diplomacy’ toward North Korea and ‘Central-Local Relations’of Korean Unification Policy since launch of second phase local government.
□ Keywords: local’s exchange and cooperation between inter-Koreas, Gangwon-do,Jeju-do, public-private partnerships, provincial diplomacy