韓國 觀光政策의 變化過程 硏究

The Historical Changes of Tourism Policy in South Korea: A Path Dependency Perspective in Historical Institutionalism

The study is to analyze the historical change of tourism policy in South Korea using a path dependency perspective in historical institutionalism. This study differs from previous micro level oriented Korean tourism policy analyses in that it focuses on macro level institutional factors. Results of tourism policy documents analysis suggested that Korean tourism policy history could be divided into three different periods: introduction period (1961-79),confused period(1980-97), and growth period(1998-current). The characteristics of each tourism policy period were examined in the context of the characteristic of the central government and political and economic environment during each periods. Results of this study provide new understanding on the dynamic changes of Korean tourism policy from a institutional perspective.