Overall, the Korean public appears highly supportive of foreign aid. Case in point, nearly 90 percent of respondents expressed support for the Korean government for providing aid to developing countries, which is a significant improvement compared to the 62 percent recorded in 2005. Despite the increasing support, the level of awareness on aid and global development initiatives such as MDGs among the Korean public is relatively weak. Particularly, the younger generation showed the lowest level of awareness and it provides a clear policy implication for education and programs for raising awareness for this age group. The unique characteristic of Korea as a ‘former-recipient-to-donor’ influenced the public opinion, especially older generations, as they emphasized that Korea’s provision of aid is to return what it had received from other countries in the past. But this particular background is an exception, as the Korean public seems to be driven more by humanitarian and egalitarian motives while economic interest still influences Korea’s ODA policy in practice.

In terms of policy priorities for foreign aid, sub-Saharan Africa attracted the most attention, followed by various Asian regions, in the provision of Korean aid. As for the sectors, the survey result showed that majority of Koreans think that government aid is most effective in the form of assistance in social and economic infrastructure, and most of the Korean public maintains positive attitudes concerning Korea’s ODA. Among those who are skeptical about Korea’s contributions to developing countries, there are concerned over the capacity of developing countries to manage the aid received as well as efficiency and effectiveness of the Korean government’s aid delivery system.

As the newest member of the DAC, Korea has initiated various reforms to advance the volume and quality of its aid. It is thus critical to monitor the public opinion on foreign aid to gain support and pursue the Korean government’s ambitious aid policy goals in the future. While a high level of public interest and support on ODA is an encouraging sign, there is still much to do for the Korean government. It needs to implement better-targeted and strategic public awareness programs considering that the awareness level is closely related to the support level. Also, it needs more rigorous policy measures to boost its aid efficiency and effectiveness lest public confidence decline for the lack thereof, and the also ensure that the information be widely shared.

제1장 서 론

제2장 연구 배경 및 방법
1. 연구 배경
가. 국제사회의 ODA 여론조사 현황
나. 국내 ODA 여론조사의 현황과 과제
2. 연구의 방법 및 구성
가. 조사 설계
나. 조사 방법
다. 조사 내용

제3장 항목별 조사 결과 및 국제비교
1. 개발협력의 중요성과 원조 동기
가. 개발도상국 지원의 중요성 및 개발도상국의 당면과제
나. 개발도상국에 원조를 제공하는 이유
다. 대외원조 관련 사항에 대한 인지도
2. 대외원조에 대한 지지도 및 정책 선호도
가. 정부의 대외원조 제공에 대한 찬반의견
나. 개발원조를 위한 예산 규모 및 확대정책에 대한 의견
다. 대외원조를 중점적으로 제공해야 하는 지역
3. 대외원조의 기여도 및 효과 평가
가. 대외원조의 기여도 및 효과
나. 한국이 가장 효과적으로 지원할 수 있는 분야
다. 개발도상국 지원에 성과가 기대되는 기관ㆍ국가
라. 원조 이외에 개발도상국 지원에 영향을 줄 수 있는 정부정책
4. 대외원조 참여 및 정보의 접근성
가. 대외원조 참여도
나. 대외원조 관련 정보의 접근성
5. 대외원조정책의 개선 과제

제4장 ODA 국민인식의 결정요인 분석
1. 응답자 특성별 분석
가. 성별ㆍ연령별 특성
나. 학력별 특성
2. 응답자 성향별 분석

제5장 정책적 시사점

참고문헌

부록

Executive Summary