• 한국노년학
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.109-126
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• 2005

Recently it has been encouraged in developed countries that labor force participation of the elderly is one of the means to cut down the cost of social welfare for them. However, empirical studies have rarely explored how work in later life contributes to national economy. Especially, even though 56.6 percent of elderly workers aged 65 and older engaged in agriculture and forestry in Korea, their contribution has been socio-economically overlooked. This study aims at examining the effect of farming labor in later life on social welfare expenditure. For this purpose, social welfare expenditure was defined as social benefits provided for the elderly by the social security in public sector and measured as transportation allowance, pension, livelihood aid, medical aid, and health insurance in 2003. Data were obtained from National Health Insurance Cooperation and 37 town/village offices and analyzed by 3 age groups; 65~74, 75~84, and 85 and over using SPSS/PC windows program. Results showed that both livelihood and medical support in all age groups were expended more to non-farm than to farm workers. The amount differences per person between them were 113,959~361,132 won in livelihood support and 15,644~51,418 won in medical support. Also, participation in farming influence reduction of livelihood expenditure for the group 65~74 and 75~84 and that of medical expenditure only for the group 65~74. Based on these results, it was estimated the amount of social welfare expenditure reduced by farming labor in later life. The limit of this study and the policy implications of the results are discussed.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.3-61
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• 1995

기업활동의 범세계화(汎世界化), WTO 출범 등으로 세계경제(世界經濟)의 통합(統合)과 무국경화(無國境化)가 진행되고 있다. 이에 따라 자본 고급인력 등 국제이동성(國際移動性)이 높은 자원들이 유동화(流動化)할 것이고, 그 결과 토지, 사회간접자본, 미숙련 노동력, '경기규칙', 사회 전반적인 과학기술수준, 문화 등 국제이동성(國際移動性)이 낮은 광의(廣義)의 생산요소(生産要素)들이 한 나라의 경제적 특성을 결정하고 경제 기반을 이룰 것이다. 무국경시대(無國境時代)에는 자원배분뿐 아니라 자원유치(資源幽致)가 한 나라의 경제성과에 큰 영향을 미칠 것이며, 따라서 자원유치가 경제운영의 중요한 과제로 등장할 것으로 예상된다. 자원의 국제적(國際的) 유동화(流動化)는 국제이동성(國際移動性)이 높은 생산요소들이 국제이동성이 낮은 생산요소들을 찾아 경제활동의 근거지를 선택하는 것이므로, 무국경시대(無國境時代)에는 저이동성(低移動性) 생산요소(生産要素)들의 양적(量的) 확충(擴充)및 질적(質的) 수준(水準) 제고(提高)를 통한 자원유치(資源誘致)의 가능성이 커지며, 따라서 일부 첨단기술산업의 육성보다는 전반적인 과학기술(科學技術) 수준(水準) 제고(提高)가, 소수의 고급인력 확보보다는 다수(多數) 미숙련(未熟練) 인력(人力)의 질적(質的) 수준(水準) 제고(提高)가 경제성과를 높이는 데 상대적으로 더 중요해진다. 또한 경제적(經濟的) 무국경화(無國境化)는 국적에 관한 속인주의(屬人主義)의 퇴조와 속지주의(屬地主義)의 보편화, 한 나라 국경 안에 상이한 특성을 가진 지방경제(地方經濟)들의 부상, 국내 산업들 사이의 산업연관관계(産業聯關關係) 약화(弱化) 등의 변화를 수반할 것으로 예상된다. 이같은 변화로 개방주의(開放主義) 및 무차별주의(無差別主義)의 확대(擴大)가 불가피하게 되고 특정 산업에 대한 정부지원 및 보호의 근거가 약화되는 반면, 자원배분의 참고단위로서 개별(個別) 경제주체(經濟主體)들의 중요성이 높아지며 그만큼 시장경쟁을 지배하는 '경기규칙(鏡技規則)'의 올바른 정립이 중요해진다. 그러므로 정부는 자원배분에 대한 개업을 축소하고, 저이동성(低移動性) 생산요소(生産要素)들의 양적 질적 수준 제고, 특히 '경기규칙(競技規則)'의 공정성(公正性) 및 투명성(透明性)을 높여야 한다. 즉 정부가 폐쇄성 높은 경제의 지배인으로부터 개방(開放)된 시장경제(市場經濟)의 후견인으로 바뀌어야 한다. 이것이, 시장질서(市場秩序)가 우리를 먹여 살리는 손이라는 인식이나 국제분업(國際分業)이 살 길이라는 확신이 부족한 우리 사회에 무국경시대(無國境時代)가 던지는 어려운 도전(挑戰)이다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.572-582
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• 2009

Recently, portion of the aged population has been increased, and aging became the biggest issue that we will be facing in the future. As the aging population has increased, the silver generation is getting to account for the considerable percent of economic activities and becomes the main body of production and consumption. Although the economic activity of silver generation is increased, the development of silver contents for the leisure activities is still not revitalized. The serious silver contents and the easy-to-use interface are very important because the silver generation is relatively weaker than young people in perception, studying, and exercise, and is fragile in mobility and vitality. This paper suggests the Sensory 3D Gate-Ball game for silver generation's leisure and health maintaining along with the easy-to-use interface.

• KDI북한경제리뷰
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.29-72
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• 2019

본 연구는 김정은 집권 이후 북한 농업부문에서 계획과 시장의 공존 양태를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 북한 협동농장의 계획 수행 과정을 계획수립-계획실행-계획평가 단계로 나누어 추적한 결과, 협동농장에 대한 계획화체계의 골격은 상대적으로 강하게 유지하고 있다. 계획수립과 계획평가 단계에서는 명령식 계획경제의 틀을 고수하고 있다. 그러나 계획실행 즉 자금·자재·노동력 등 생산요소 확보-생산-생산물 처분 단계에서는 당국 및 상급기관의 사실상 방임 하에 협동농장이 적극적인 시장과의 연계를 통해 자력으로 일을 추진하고 있다. 농업부문의 계획 밖 영역, 즉 시장에서의 변화실태를 파악한 결과, 농업관련 제반 시장들이 새롭게 만들어져 성장하고 있다. 농산물 소비재시장(곡물시장, 채소시장, 축산물시장, 과일시장), 농업 및 비농업 생산재시장(영농자재시장, 식품원료 및 식자재시장)이 생겼으며 점차커지고 있다. 도시의 구매력 향상에 따라 다양한 먹을거리에 대한 수요가 증가하면서 자가소비를 목적으로 생산하던 농산물을 남에게 팔기 위한 '상품'으로 인식함으로써 수요를 겨냥한 공급 확대 등 중요한 변화가 나타났다. 농촌의 구매력도 커지면서 영농자재 시장의 수요와 공급이 늘어났다. 이는 시장화에 일시적으로 후행하던 농촌이 도시 수요를 겨냥한 농업생산에 본격적으로 나서게 됨으로써 시장경제적 질서에 재편입하고, 시장연계활동의 많고 적음에 따라 농촌간 격차가 나타나는 등 북한 농업부문이 개발도상국 경제에서 출현하는 농업근대화의 초기 양상과 일부 유사함을 말해준다.

• Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.81-96
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• 2023

Objective : This study aimed to examine the association between the structural and functional aspects of social networks and health-promoting behaviors in community-dwelling older adults. Methods : Social networks based on structural and functional aspects and health-promoting behaviors by lifestyle were measured in 226 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and over. To analyze the collected data, an independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression were performed. Results : The network size was the highest in the friend network, and the frequency of contact and social support was the highest in the non-living family network. Health-promoting behaviors were highest for activities of daily living and lowest for productive and social activities. All subfactors of social networks showed significant positive correlations with health-promoting behaviors. Hierarchical regression showed social support from neighbors as the variable with a significant effect on health-promoting behaviors; gender and depression were also influencing factors, and this model showed 37% explanatory power. Conclusion : To promote healthy behaviors of older adultsin the community, the development of health promotion programs and related policies considering social networks centering on social support from neighbors is required.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.21-28
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• 2024

This study analyzed the current status of care policies and senior citizen issues in Korea, which has entered a super-aging society, and attempted to suggest improvement measures for desirable convergence policies. The problems of the elderly in Korea have emerged as health problems, poverty problems, loss of roles, and care problems due to changes in the concept of family, values, and socioeconomic structure. In addition, poor seniors need jobs and employment policies, and healthy middle-class seniors need policy development to enable leisure activities and volunteer activities. In particular, it is necessary to establish policies to enable people to spend the rest of their lives in elderly care facilities and elderly care hospitals through community care policies. The super-aging society accounts for more than 20% of the total population among those aged 65 or older, and according to the National Statistical Office, it is expected to become a super-aging society by 2025. Elderly welfare policies must provide various programs and the needs and services of elderly care, and in the future, a super-aging society will need to secure a lot of financial resources and maintain a productive population to cover the financial resources. In other words, the human life cycle is from birth to death, and when the ratio of natural deaths of the elderly and infants born is appropriate, the society and the country can be seen as stable, vibrant, and healthy societies.

• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.423-434
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate successful aging (SA) in elderly individuals and to determine the factors that influence SA. Methods: The subjects included 207 elderly individuals from D city, Korea. The data were obtained between July 1 and August 30, 2008. The participants were assured of anonymity and confidentiality. For the evaluation, Kim & Shin's SA scale, Lawton's instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scale, Jon's self-esteem scale, Kee's geriatric depression scale short form-Korean (GDSSF-K), and Hong's productive activities scale were used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation coefficients; multiple regression analysis was performed using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program. Results: The maximum score for SA was 34, and the mean score was 22.62. It was found that SA was significantly correlated to IADL, self-esteem, depression, and productive activity. Depression was the most powerful predictor of SA and it accounted for 40.6% of the total variance in SA. Self-esteem, productive activity, living situation, economic status, and age together accounted for 62.1% of the total variation in SA. Conclusion: Depression, self-esteem, and productive activity were identified as variables that influence SA. On the basis of these results, we conclude that nurses should assist elderly individuals in order to facilitate SA. Moreover, individualized nursing management strategies must be developed in order to facilitate SA.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1998.10b
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• pp.197-199
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• 1998

한국기계연구원 기계.재료기술정보센터는 경남지역 6천여 제조업 중심 기업들의 인터넷마인드 확산.CALS적용.인터넷정보검색.EC호스팅 등의 업무를 추진해 오면서 얻은 노-하우를 바탕으로, 중소업체들의 정보화 현실을 감안하여 기업(특히 중소기업)이 가장 필요로 하는 EC분야를 적용하기 위해 노력하고 있다. 기업간 EC는 종래에는 VAN을 통한 EDI가 주를 이루었으나, 인터넷이 활성화되고 이용자 수가 폭증함에 따라 거래처 개척, 물류, 결제 등 광범위한 거래 활동은 사이버화해 나가는 것을 대상으로 하고 있으며, 기존 EDI와는 달리 지속적인 거래 관계만을 전제로 하지 않고 거래 활동의 다각화를 시도하고 있다. 이러한 취지에 근거하여, 본 논문에서는 기업간(또는 사업자간) 전자상거래의 유형 중 제품을 생산하는 기업을 대상으로 불특정 다수기업이 인터넷들 통해 제품을 홍보하고 제품 수.발주가 성사되도록 지원하는 유사제품 검색 기능을 탑재한 제품을 형태의 인터넷 마케팅 서버(가칭 비즈니스 서버)를 제안한다.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.698-712
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• 2004

As EU's enlargement toward Central and Eastern countries, it is expected to change of the economic activity space of EU. This paper aims to examine the changing of economic activity space of EU with a locational analysis of foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern countries. The foreign enterprises, particularly EU's firms are increasing the direct investment in the Central and Eastern countries from the middle 1990's for a raising of the efficiency of production and a prior occupation of the potential market. The foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe has a tendency to concentrate in Poland, Hungary, Czech and Slovakia, which has relatively a large market, a cheap and plentiful labor, a stable political system and a positive inviting policy of foreign direct investment. And, the foreign direct investment shows a tendency to locate generally in a big city, which has a advantageous production factors by a well-developed infrastructure and a regional industrial organization, a skilled labors, a market, etc., and in a border area between East and West Europe because of a cheap and plentiful labor, a similar cultural environment and the low cost of transportation. In conclusion, as an integration of the Central and Eastern countries into EU, the capital territories of Hungary, Czech and Poland, and the border area between East and West Europe is becoming a new economic activity space of EU with a location of foreign direct investment. And. the Baltic zone is also expect to become a new economic activity space according to the augmentation of exchanges and direct investment inter near countries.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 1979

The purpose of the study was to define the labor change in the moutainous villages, So this study analyzed the mass dram of the population from the mountainous villages created by the unequal development between the first and second under the high economic development and the large difference in the income between city and rural area. The content of the study was (1) the foundation of the production in the survey area (2) labor change in the mountainous villages (3) the supply and the demand of the labor in this area. The date were collected from 118 household of 2 villages (one with a high level of brest product, and the other with a low level of forest products) in Cheon-nam Province through a questionarie. The results of the study were as follows. 1. The mass drain in the mountainous villages started in the middle of 1970's, and the rate of drain has been very rapid and accelerated. 2. The drain of the mountainous village with a low level of forest products is more than that of the mountainous village with a high level of forest products. 3. In the mountainous village with high level of forest products, the specialization in the farmer class has begun and the farmers with a side job are now increasing. 4. Generally the major drain consisted of the young class (16-30 age), and consequently it caused a change in the composition of labor power into old age and women. 5. The character of the forest labor market is how changing from closed to open.