한국의 복지정치는 변화하고 있는가? : 1, 2차 국민연금 개혁을 통해 본 한국 복지정치

This paper examines what factor was most significant in determining the result of the pension reforms in Korea by analysing the two pension reforms under the Kim Dae Jung(the first pension reform) and Roh Moo Hyun Government(the second pension reform). The research shows that the power relations formed by strategic interactions among major actors were the most important factor that determined the consequences of the pension reforms. This implies that actors rather than institutions, and dynamic power relations rather than power resources of actors are more crucial in the changes of welfare policies. In addition, the comparison of the two pension reforms shows that the interactions among the actors are more active, and the role of the political parties became important for a decade between the two reforms. The coalition pattern among the actors also changed from tacit and loose to open and active during the period.