Chang-Hee Christine Bae

Tijuana-San Diego: Globalization and the transborder metropolis

This paper explores the degree to which the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan region functions as a transborder metropolis. It is shown that the border is quite porous, especially for work and shopping. In addition, the two metropolitan economies are much more complementary than competitive, with San Diego specializing in high-order services and the “new economy” while Tijuana primarily functions as a manufacturing center, based on maquiladora. However, much more cooperation and collaboration are needed in several areas: improving trade infrastructure; addressing the deficits in social infrastructure (especially in Tijuana); making the border crossings more user-friendly; expanding educational opportunities for Latinos in both areas; more priority to environmental problems, especially air quality and sewerage; attempting to reduce the public sector fiscal differentials between the two areas; and more attention to income distribution issues.

Reshaping Regional Policy

Originally initiated by the Presidential Committee on Regional Development in South Korea, this wide-ranging volume investigates the new directions in regional development policy taking shape around the world. In addition to contributions with individual emphasis on regional policy in Korea, the book compares, contrasts and extends regional policy thought in the European Union and other Asian countries.

Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula

The potential for reunification of the two Koreas, whether in the short or long term, argues for a comprehensive look at policy and planning issues that encompass the peninsula as a whole. This book deals with spatial policy issues in both South and North Korea in a broad and non-political way.

Options for the Capital of a Reunified Korea

This paper examines the question of where the capital of a reunified Korea might be located. It does not address the issue of if, and when, the two Koreas might be reunited. Rather it assumes for the purpose of this discussion that reunification will take place someday. In that event, it explores the prospects for four alternatives: Seoul, the current capital of South Korea; Pyŏngyang, the capital of North Korea (formally, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK); Sejong City, Chungcheong Province (the formerly planned new capital of South Korea, later scaled back to the “New Administrative City” after a constitutional setback, with a subsequent name change to a “Directly Governed City”); and Kaesong, a city and ancient capital of Korea, located in North Korea close to the DMZ (the De-Militarized Zone).