전국 226개 기초자치단체의 지역균형발전측정 분석과 시사점: 인구 및 경제, 산업 지표를 중심으로

This study analyzed the degree of balanced development of municipalities across the country focusing on population, economy, and industrial indicators in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2020, and estimated the effectiveness of the balanced regional development policy promoted by the government. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the population gap in local municipalities of South Korea is slightly increasing. The deviation of the GRDP increased in 2012 and 2017, but decreased in 2020. The deviation of the GRDP per capita increased in 2012, but showed a decreasing trend in 2017 and 2020. The deviation between the total number of businesses and employees decreased in 2017, but appeared to increase again in 2020. Through these results, it can be assessed that the balanced regional development policy implemented so far has not had an impact on the population outflow of local and county areas, but has made a meaningful contribution to the economic productivity of local municipalities and the development of local industries across the country. However, looking at deviation values for economic and industrial indicators, the trend of concentration in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Ulsan is becoming stronger, and the remaining municipalities are relatively decreasing, so the economic and industrial policies to resolve regional imbalances should also be continued.