조선의 ‘북방권’ 무역을 통한 경제협력 네트워크 강화과정

Abstract

The concept of ‘the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere’ is comprised of ‘the southern region of the empire’ and ‘the northern region of the empire’ under the readership of Japanese government. During the Pacific War, the southern region was considered as a main concern, while ‘the northern region of the empire’ was still strategically important to accomplish the war against China. The Government-General of Chosun regarded Chosun as a crucial position to furnish supplies for the Sino-Japanese War and tried to consolidate the network of economic cooperation within ‘the northern region of the empire’ with Chosun as the center. When the arterial road connecting main land of Japan, Chosun and the continent was established, the inland of Chosun was considered the trunk of the continental root of ‘the northern region of the empire’ containing the East Sea and the Yellow Sea as well as Korean Peninsula. Customs business was simplified and gradually abolished to build up the foundation institutionally. However, the imports and exports of Chosun were mostly limited within ‘the northern region of the empire’. Japanese government regulated institutions through a trade control organization and empathized to collaborate with a more reinforced export institution. The Essential reason for Chosun to reinforce the economic cooperate was to provide conveniences for the Japanese army stationed in the continent. All these efforts were realized in the trade with ‘the northern region of the empire’, which increased continuously during the war and took a great deal of weight in the whole imports and exports. The trade with ‘the northern region of the empire’ could have improved due to the role at Chosun as the forward logistical base in the continent to furnish supplies without the internal factor of industrial development. The economic cooperate network of that period had been enhanced not under the economic factor but under political and strategic reason.