The Korean New Deal and the Dongdaemun Fashion Cluster

“The measures include details on how to quickly overcome the COVID-19 crisis, stimulate consumption for a strong economic recovery, prepare for the post-pandemic era and push for the Korean New Deal.” Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said during a press briefing at the Seoul Government Complex, June 3, 2020. + As we know widely, the New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. The policies focused on (1) relief for the unemployed and poor, (2) recovery of the economy back to normal levels, and (3) reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression. These policies should be focused on creating a framework for sustainable growth, with rapid implementation of investment, production, and employment, and its policy effects are widely spread. One of the policy measures is to support the overcomi...