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Current Conditions and Measures for Improving Food Safety Management
보건사회연구 , Vol.21, No.1, pp.126-151
Abstract
초록
이 연구의 목적은 국내·외적으로 급변하는 식품환경에 신속히, 전문적으로 대응하기 위하여 현 우리나라 식품안전관리체계의 현황과 문제점을 파악하고, 외국의 현황을 참고로 개선방안을 도출하는 것이다. 연구방법으로는 국내외 현황과 문제점에 관한 기존 문헌고찰과 개선방안 도출을 위하여 우편조사를 실시하였다. 즉, 향후 식품분야 발전을 위한 대안 마련을 위하여 26명의 식품 전문가들의 의견 수렴을 위한 우편조사를 실시하였고, 전국 224개 지자체를 대상으로 현재 수행되고 있는 식품안전업무에 관한 현황을 파악하였다. 정책적 시사점을 얻기 위해 외국의 식품안전관리체계에 관한 분석은 미국, 영국, 캐나다, 아일랜드, 덴마크 등을 대상으로 1990년대 이후 전환된 식품안전관리체계에 관해 관련 자료 수집 및 분석을 실시하였다. 다원화, 지방분권화, 비전문화와 비과학화, 규제 완화로 규정되는 현 우리나라 식품안전관리체계의 개선방안으로 체계의 일원화, 중앙집권화, 전문화 및 과학화, 일부 규제강화 등이 면밀히 검토되어야 할 것을 전문가 조사결과에 의거하여 제안하였다.;The background of the present research are as follows: ○ A variety of global changes―the increase in number of fatal diseases caused by spoiled foods, rapid changes in international trade area with the launch of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the change of food environment arising from the transition of international trade, the appearance of genetically modified foods―give rise to increasing concerns over food safety. ○ In the wake of such global trends, Korea, experiencing administrative duplications and inefficiencies in food management, faces the pressing needs of enhancing efficiency and achieving specialization in the area. The purposes of the research are as follows: ○ Investigate the current condition and problems of food administration in Korea. ○ Analyze foreign food administration. ○ Evaluate the ability of municipal offices in undertaking food administration and survey concerned public servants' recognition of food administration. ○ Survey recognition of consumers, specialists, and business regarding food administration. The results of research are as follows: ○ Integration of food safety administration ? The structure of future food administrative system should be designed to take the responsibility for maximizing the preparedness and reliability of food safety administration and to fulfill the need for integrating food safety administration agencies ○ Centralization of food safety administration ? Prevalent, deep-rooted administrative malpractices, including loose control, feeble administrative measures, should be extirpated. Administrative responsibilities that have been transferred from metropolis administration to ward offices should be returned to promote transparency and appropriateness of food safety management. ○ Modernization food administration ? International trends in food safety administration urge us to take scientific path to food safety administration. If Korea fails to measure up to WTO's new standards and norms that apply equally to both domestic and imported food products, then it also fails to enter the competitive arena of free and open global trade. ○ Specialization of food administration ? Additional human resources need to be supplied and deployed to resolve the problems of manpower. Also, offices in charge of food administration should be specialized by creating more jobs in food administration sector and hiring new people who have a degree in food sanitation. ? Public officials in food administration sector should be given ample opportunities to have complementary, updated educational programs.
Evaluation and Direction of Reforms in the National Pension Fund Management
보건사회연구 , Vol.20, No.1, pp.86-112
Abstract
초록
현행제도가 유지되는 경우 2020년경 약 400조원(1995년 불변가격)이 적립될 것으로 예상되는 국민연금기금의 효율적 운용여부에 따라 국내 자본축적 및 경제성장에 커다란 영향을 미칠 것으로 전망된다. 금융부문을 중심으로 국민연금기금의 효율적 운용방안을 제시하고자 한 본 글에서는 여러 가지 기금운용 원칙 중에서 특히 수익성과 안정성의 원칙에 중점을 두었다. 먼저 포트폴리오 이론을 통해 유도된 최적자산배분을 국민연금 금융부문의 기금운용 현황과 비교하여 국민연금이 효율적으로 운용되고 있는지의 여부를 평가해 보았다. 1997년말 현재 국민연금 금융부문 투자상품 비중과 최적자산배분을 비교해 보면 채권과 단기상품 투자비중의 확대와 주식에 대한 투자비중의 감소가 필요해 보이나, 국민연금의 기금운용 목적이 수익성만을 전적으로 추구하지 않았음을 상기하면 금융부문의 기금운용이 자산배분 측면에서 커다란 문제점은 없었던 것으로 보여진다. 향후 금융부문 기금운용과 관련하여 중점을 두어야 할 사항은 투자 부문별 적정배분보다는 투자 부문별 개별 투자 종목들을 어떻게 구성할 것인가에 초점을 맞추어야 할 것이다. 한편 금융부문 기금운용과 관련하여 금융기관 파산 가능성에 대비한 국민연금기금 운용방안을 논의하였다. 막대한 규모의 기금을 운용하는 국민연금의 경우 투자대상 금융기관의 파산시 기금운용의 차질이 예상되기에 금융기관의 선정에 한층 주의가 요망된다. 금융산업 구조조정기에서의 국민연금기금 운용은 안전성을 바탕으로 한 수익성 제고에 기본 목표를 두어야 할 것이다. 이를 위해서는 미국의 부실 금융기관 조기시정장치(PCA)와 같은 제도적 장치를 마련하는 것이 필요해 보이며, 정부 차원에서의 금융기관에 대한 조기시정조치제도가 도입되기에 앞서 국민연금관리공단 자체기준의 금융기관 부실화정도 조기파악제도 도입이 필요해 보인다.;The Korean National Pension Scheme(NPS) is currently running large surpluses of almost two percent of GDP. Under current contribution rates, the NPS reserves would be accumulated over time until reaching almost 50 percent of GDP. The demand for pension funds for a specific type of asset may encourage innovation in the capital markets. For example, a pension fund uses the financial instruments issued by the government, namely fixed-income and index-linked bonds, to hedge the interest and inflation rate risks. Therefore, a well developed capital market and a disciplined investment process can facilitate the development of pension systems while pension funds can stimulate and catalyze capital market development. If the National pension funds can be managed in an efficient manner, their influences in capital accumulation and the economic growth of Korea might be enormous. Although pension funds are subject to a greater variety of risks, these risks can be grouped in three major classes, namely; (ⅰ) portfolio or investment risk, (ⅱ) agency risks, (ⅲ) system risks. In this paper, I focus on portfolio or investment risks. Computer optimization programs giving optimal asset allocation recommendations of the NPS reserves suggests that the share of equities is relatively high in the annuities market, but the share of bond and cash equivalents are relatively low. Although the overall degree of diversification is still insufficient, the portfolios of NPS reserves seems to be reasonably diversified. Korea suffered its most serious setback in the financial crisis in 1997. As a result of a comprehensive response to the crisis, there have been changes in the financial institutions' regulatory and supervisory systems. In this process of restructuring of the corporate and financial sectors, however, the pension funds should be invested in less risky assets. Further, the National Pension Corporation(NPC) should be exceedingly careful in the selection process of the financial intermediaries, particularly to avoid bankruptcy risks of the financial institutions which manage the NPS reserves. To handle this matter more efficiently, the NPC should examine the soundness of financial intermediaries based on its own criteria. The primary role of pension funds is to provide adequate income to a contributor so that he/she can sustain a reasonable livelihood upon retirement. As such, the NPS reserves should be invested in order to give fair returns to their contributors. To attain this goal, the National Pension fund's investment profile should be determined by its investment objectives which have to seek a balance between prudence and profitability.