The state must maintain itself as a clean entity of power only restricted by the consciousness and interest of the community members, in a socially stabilized environment that supports democratization. With such precondition established, it should also endeavor to the best of its constitutional abilities, to construct a stable national economy. In dealing with foreign matters, domestic opinions should all be collected, and foreign policies should reflect the identity of the nation and its sovereign power. And it is imperative that the state play such role, for the market to operate freely and prosper with its own rules. Our constitution itself dictates so as well. The argument that the ‘market would provide everything’, which is again based upon the notion that ‘the strong will survive and the weak will perish’, will only breed conflicted development of the economy, accelerate disproportionate distribution of wealth and the advent of social polarization. It will ultimately bring about a situation in which not only the market but also the Capitalist economy structure would not survive. On the other hand, the suggestion of a national economy for the Korean people of the 21st century would strive for two things: constructing an economic community including both South and North, to serve the cause of establishing a peaceful relationship between them, while also aiming for a ‘harmonious Capitalism’ based upon a philosophy viewing development & profit and welfare & distribution as concepts in a complementing relationship and not in a conflicting relationship. In other words, only a socially established philosophy of ‘harmonious Capitalism’ and its related policies, based upon full-scale democratization, could ultimately enhance the productivity of the national economy, and construct the frame for a democratic economy development.

The state must maintain itself as a clean entity of power only restricted by the consciousness and interest of the community members, in a socially stabilized environment that supports democratization. With such precondition established, it should also endeavor to the best of its constitutional abilities, to construct a stable national economy. In dealing with foreign matters, domestic opinions should all be collected, and foreign policies should reflect the identity of the nation and its sovereign power. And it is imperative that the state play such role, for the market to operate freely and prosper with its own rules. Our constitution itself dictates so as well. The argument that the ‘market would provide everything’, which is again based upon the notion that ‘the strong will survive and the weak will perish’, will only breed conflicted development of the economy, accelerate disproportionate distribution of wealth and the advent of social polarization. It will ultimately bring about a situation in which not only the market but also the Capitalist economy structure would not survive. On the other hand, the suggestion of a national economy for the Korean people of the 21st century would strive for two things: constructing an economic community including both South and North, to serve the cause of establishing a peaceful relationship between them, while also aiming for a ‘harmonious Capitalism’ based upon a philosophy viewing development & profit and welfare & distribution as concepts in a complementing relationship and not in a conflicting relationship. In other words, only a socially established philosophy of ‘harmonious Capitalism’ and its related policies, based upon full-scale democratization, could ultimately enhance the productivity of the national economy, and construct the frame for a democratic economy development.