1950년대 지방 자치제와 농촌 지역 사회의 정치적 지배 집단 형성 = The Formation of Dominant Political Groups in Rural Society as Revealed in Local Assembly of the 1950s

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper focuses on the recruitment of members of the Local Assembly (L.A.) in the town and myon level in the 1950s. Main findings of this study that covers three guns in Kyunggi-Do are as follows. First, the recruitment of the landlord class in L.A decreased when compared with the Local Council under Japanese Imperialism in the late 1930s. The primary cause was its weakened economic power after the Land Reform in 1950. Second, in terms of the political career most of L.A, members were recruited from the lower lever ex-officials, their assistants and local rightists, reflecting the effects of the Korean War. Most of them did not belong to the landlord class. Rather, they assumed a key role in controlling the local people, being an agent of the central government. Third, the dominance of family lineage, especially in the consanguineous villages in Ii area, had considerable influences upon the recruitment of L.A. members. There were t w o types of the consanguineous villages; one consisted of wealthier farmers including a few former landlords, and the other many small farmers with various political careers. In the 19505 these three features dominated the recruiting process of the L.A, which was tantamount to the formation of dominant political groups in the local area.