최형섭과 ‘한국형 발전 모델’의 기원

This article critically reviews the “model” of Korean development designed by Choi Hyung Sup, Minister of Science and Technology of the Park Chung Hee government. The model has been an active template in Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) of science and technology. This acknowledgement comes from the belief that the model was effective in the development of Korea, and it attained widespread support from senior scientists and administrators of science in Korea. In this paper the authors highlight the fact that the model was from the beginning designed to be applicable in other countries. The argument is that the model was formulated within the context of Cold War development studies supported by international organizations. Through the process, Choi’s model acquired its characteristics of emphasizing legal and institutional set-ups, the role of national leaders and the national laboratories in introducing, digesting, and improving high technology.