Japanese Colonial Period
1923년사회
Korean Products Promotion Movement
Initiated in Pyongyang by figures such as Cho Man-sik, this movement promoted the use of domestically produced goods as a campaign to achieve economic self-reliance for the Korean nation.
Key developments
- 평양에서 시작Beginning in Pyongyang
The movement began in 1920 when Cho Man-sik and others founded the Korean Production Movement Society in Pyongyang.
- 국산품 애용Use Domestic Goods
With the slogan 'Live on our own goods,' it sought national economic independence through domestic products.
- 논란과 쇠퇴Controversy and Decline
It declined amid criticism that rising demand merely raised prices and benefited only capitalists.
Related figures
Jo Mansik
Related places
평양