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South Korea’s Missing Middle Finds a Name in Busan’s Kkiin Generation Plan
Busan’s ₩91.8 billion “Kkiin Generation” plan targets adults aged 35–55 — Korea’s first policy to name the missing middle. Behind the term lies a deeper crisis: educated, unmarried, digital-era midlifers caught between welfare systems built for families and firms.
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Dalmajigil and the Misreading of Busan’s “15-Minute City”
On a hillside where cars crawl and pedestrians cling to the curb, Busan’s vision of the “15-Minute City” meets its physical limit. Dalmajigil Park promises harmony between nature and culture — but exposes how proximity, without mobility, remains only a slogan.
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Busan’s Real Estate Faith and the Hollowing of Industry
From ministry relocations to design-city branding, Busan keeps rebuilding its skyline without rebuilding its base. The city’s revival remains rhetorical—a choreography of anticipation where belief replaces productivity and motion stands in for progress.
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Busan’s Glocal Picks Ignore Maritime Strength
The Ministry of Education’s Glocal University program promised innovation. In Busan, it produced three designated projects centered on cultural branding and enrollment drives, not maritime engineers or energy specialists. The question now is whether these models can survive once subsidies run out.
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