KOREA DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

THE KDI FULFILLS A NATIONAL NEED FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION, STAFFED BY THE BEST TALENT AVAILABLE, TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AND TO ASSIST THE ROKG IN FORMULATING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES. THE KDI BECAME AN OFFICIAL OPERATING ENTITY IN 1972, AFTER ONE YEAR OF ADMINISTRATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING, ASSEMBLAGE OF A BASE STAFF, CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE & RESEARCH BUILDING AND PROVISION OF STAFF HOUSING FACILITIES. UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KDI, THE PROJECT SHIFTED FOCUS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF KOREA"S POST WORLD WAR II ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS STUDY IS WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE HARVARD INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (HIID) AND IS IN TWO PHASES. PHASE I INCLUDES RESEARCH FOR AND PREPARATION OF EIGHT MONOGRAPHS, CO-AUTHORED BY KOREAN AND AMERICAN SCHOLARS, ON VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT- RELATED SUBJECTS. PHASE II INVOLVES COMPLETION OF FOUR MORE MONOGRAPHS PLUS A PROJECT OVERVIEW INTEGRATING ALL THE MONOGRAPHS INTO A COHESIVE PERSPECTIVE OF THE KOREAN MODERNIZATION PROCESS. THE EXECUTION OF PHASES I & II ENTAILS DEVELOPING A DESIGN, PLANNING RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, AND ASSEMBLING & TRAINING SUPPORTIVE PERSONNEL - DUTIES PROVIDED FOR UNDER PROJECT FUNDING. THE PROJECTED BENEFITS OF THE STUDY ARE: 1. THE STUDY WOULD PROVIDE A VALUABLE INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR THE ROKG; 2. THE STUDY WOULD SERVE AS A CATALYST BY ENCOURAGING NEW DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXPERIENCE RECEIVED DURING COURSE OF THE STUDY WOULD PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC PLANNERS. 4. THE STUDY WILL REINFORCE THE CREDIBILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE KDI. OTHER DONORS: 1. AID-FUNDING FOR SALARIES, TRAVEL EXPENSES & FRINGE BENEFITS OF AMERICAN CONSULTANTS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES; HIID SUPPORT & BACKSTOPPING COSTS; HIID ADMINISTRATIVE & OVERHEAD CHARGES. 2. ROKG- ALL COSTS FOR AMERICAN CONSULTANTS & RESEARCHERS WHILE IN KOREA INCLUDING HOUSING, LOCAL TRAVEL, ETC.; COSTSS FOR KDI STAFF; OTHER CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS (CLERICAL, S