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KMID : 0386819960060010022
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Journal of the Institute of Health Environmental Sciences
1996 Volume.6 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.39
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A Comparative Study on the Environment Sector between Korea and OECD Countries
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Abstract
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Korea is expected to be a member of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) at the end of 1996. To become an OECD member is a prerequisite for an advanced country. The characteristics of the organization are similar with
those
of a club. In other words, to be a member of the organization, each country has to meet its requirements and be in the same level with the club members in a few fields. Of all the qualifications, those in the environment sector are regarded as
the
most
important in the light of the serious environmental pollution of the world. Our globe is facing a fatal crisis from a world-wide environmental pollution. Every country is exploiting his own natural resources to get a profit without the
consideration of
effect to the whole sphere, the earth. So the leading groups of the world, OECD countries, are forcing other countries to observe the compulsory rules to save our earth. This environment ideology has multiple concerns. The world trade can be done
within
the spirit of the international environmental treaty. Korea has been preparing the necessary requirements for several years to join the OECD.
In this study, we compared several environmental aspects with OECD countries in the field of investment, industry, regime, emission amount and pollution level etc.
The results showed that we were far behind the advanced countries in almost all the environmental fields. So we have to increase investment, enforce environmental standards and introduce economic incentive systems to improve our environmental
condition.
If we succeed in accomplishing these works, we can really be an advanced country and the health status of the nation will be better.
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