Economic Effects of the Privatization of the Public Enterprises through the People's Share Program

국민주방식(國民株方式) 공기업민영화(公企業民營化)의 경제적(經濟的) 효과분석(效果分析)

In 1988, the government provided to the low income people 34.1% of the stocks of Pohang Iron & Steel Company through the People's Share Program of Privatization for the first time, and then in 1989 21% of the share of the Korea Electric Power Corporation were also provided to the low income classes through the same way. The purpose of the People's Share Program was known to be to support the low income classes through participating the profit of public enterprises, and also to expand the capital market through the diversification of stock holding structure. Initially, the government planned that the government share of enterprises such as the Citizens National Bank, the Korea Telecommunication Authority would be sold to the low income classes through the People's Share Program step by step. The income support policy, however, was no longer driven after 1989 when the overall stock prices started to decline. In this paper we tried to measure the effect of the privatization scheme of the public enterprises through the People's Share Program. The problems of the People's Share Program of the Pohang Iron & Steel Commpany and the Korea Electric Power Corperation were also identified. Several implications of the privatization scheme of the public enterprise through the People's Share Program by stages were found. The People's Share Program was found to be a non-stable policy measure for the income support of low income classes. The efficiency impact of the privatization through the People's Share Program was found to be non-significant.

우량공기업(優良公企業)의 경영성과(經營成果)를 국민(國民)에게 환원하여 중(中) 하위소득층(下位所得層)의 재산형성(財産形成)을 지원하고, 주식(株式)의 광범위한 분산보유(分散保有)로 자본시장(資本市場) 저변(底邊)을 확충(擴充)시켜 나가기 위하여 정부(政府)는 1988년에 처음으로 포항제철주식(浦項製鐵株式)을 국민주(國民株)로 보급하였고, 1989년에는 한국전력(韓國電力)의 주식(株式)도 국민주(國民株)로 보급하였다. 그리고 단계적으로 국민은행(國民銀行), 한국통신(韓國通信) 등 여러 공기업(公企業)의 정부보유(政府保有) 주식(株式)을 국민주방식(國民株方式)으로 중(中) 하위(下位) 저소득계층(低所得階層)에게 매각하는 계획을 구체적으로 세워 놓고 있으나, 1989년도 초반 이후 전반적으로 주가(株價)가 하락함에 따라 국민주(國民株) 보유자(保有者)들의 자산가치(資産價値)가 급격히 하락하자, 국민주방식(國民株方式)에 의한 저소득계층(低所得階層)의 재산형성정책(財産形成政策)은 더 이상 추진되지 못하고 있다. 그러므로 본고에서는 기왕에 이루어진 포항제철(浦項製鐵)과 한국전력(韓國電力)의 국민주(國民株) 현황(現況)을 살펴보고, 국민주방식(國民株方式) 민영화정책(民營化政策)의 경제적(經濟的) 효과(效果)와 문제점(問題點)을 분석(分析)하여 향후에 단계적으로 지속될 국민주방식(國民株方式)의 공기업민영화(公企業民營化) 정책집행(政策執行)에 도움이 되는 시사점을 찾고자 한다.