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영문초록 : This article is a study of the economic thought of Bug-hak School esteemimg commercial in the latter of Chosun dynasty. So to speak, this is to study the significance and content of their thought and value of the thought. The construction of the article is made of 5 chapters. Chapter 1 is an introduction and the aim, way and scope of study of this article are described. Chapter 2 researches commercial esteening economic thought of Sil-hak. Sil-hak is a thought extending from the middle of the 17th century to the 19th century centering the 18th century-the latter of Chosun dynasty. The economic point of view of Sil-hak School not only emphsize commerce and manufacturing industry as the important branches of industry but also require a balanced development of commerce and industry. They stressed that Yang-ban-the two upper class of old Korea, especially in Chosun dynasty should engage in commerce to develope commerce and industry and insisted upon formation of commercial capital and the establishment of the regular stores. The function of money was affirmative and they suggested progressive theories about it. Chapter 3 is commercial esteeming economic thought of Bug-hak School. Bug-hak School was a group of scholars who studied the civilization of Ch'ing-china in the middle of the 18th century and then suggested applying it to industry of Chosun dynasty. Park Chi-won and Park Che-ga were the representative scholars of Bug-hak School and esteemed commercial. Park Chi-won emphasized the execution of free commerce and foreign trade by wagon and ship. Also insisted the balance of price and the good circulation of goods through the currency stabilization. Park Che-ga rejected the feudal status system and stressed superiority of commerce. He gave weight to the smoothness of production and circulation and foreign trade, his thought accorded with the western mercantile thought more or less. He proposed technical renovation such as building up road and bridge, using wagon and ship. It is the same kind of economic development policy of today using the social overhead capital. Chapter 4 is a study about the limit of political reflection and influence of the thought of Bug-hak School. Though the economic thought of the School was based upon the immediate and reasonable request of common people in the latter period of Chosun dynasty, it was not reflected in policy because of contradictory profit of the upper party in power. However, it was succeeded to the economic thought of the reformatory party and showed the basic theory to promote the modernization. Chapter 5 is a conclusion. The economic thought of Bug-hak School were planned to develope commerce and industry and to reform the indeveloped society of Chosun dynasty. Though their judgement was modernistic, it was not accepted in the feudal Chosun dynasty and was not practiced into the theories.