An analysis and evaluation of the administrative budget statement between 1984 and 1995 for the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Sport
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Korean government and Ministry
of Culture and Sports (MCS) made efforts to carry out their goals and policies to
adequately fund "sports for all" through analyzing the MCS budget statements between
1984 and 1995. The MCS budget statements were analyzed in accordance with the
organizational, functional, and economic character budget classifications. Through the
organizational classification, the average percent allocated to the MCS of the entire
Korean government budget allocation between 1984 and 1995 was .22%. In particular,
since 1989, the percentage of the MCS budget has decreased on the basis of the
organizational classification. Although "sports for all", which means recreational sports
for all Koreans, was instituted in 1988, most items in the functional classification were
affected by initiating the Korean Sports Council for elite sports. Through the economic
character classification, the Sport Encouragement was the only item allocated for "sports
for all". Also, while the average percent for elite sports was 44.42% between 1984 and
1995, the average percent for "sports for all" was 2.30% out of the total MCS budget.
Therefore, it could be concluded that the Korean government and MCS have continued to
focus only on elite sports from 1984 to 1995.
Subject
Korea (South) - Munhwa Ch?eyukpu
Sports - South Korea - Finance