In this research, we reappraise saemaul project which is a leading role of rural development in a present perspectives and deduct social and political implications for rural development. For deducting problems and implications, related documents and previous researches are reviewed. Administration statistics are also gathered and analyzed for monitoring detailed projects propulsion progress and results. Samaul project is reappraised based on previous researches such as rural development, regional agricultural production system improvement, agricultural distribution system improvement, leader breeding, income improvement, and governance. Saemaul project has basically positive characteristics because of decreasing growth gap of urban and rural area by empowering cooperation of rural residents, instilling leadership, making village fund, constricting networks of government and urban area for administrative and financial assistant. In conclusion, there are implications that continues interests of most powerful sovereignty and comprehensive assistant of government are needed for overcome agricultural and rural crisis. Saemaulundong is a united and systematic approach in village level. In south korea where most of farms are small size, village or regional level assistants started in saemaulundong are still needed. In regional development, we can infer that will and ability development of participated residents are most basic and important factors for successful project propulsion in saemaul project.

I. 서 론
 II. 새마을사업의 의의 및 연구사례
  1. 새마을사업의 의의
  2. 농촌지역개발 관점에서의 새마을사업 연구사례
 III. 새마을사업의 추진체계 및 성과
  1. 농촌 새마을사업의 추진체계
  2. 새마을사업의 추진성과 분석
 IV. 새마을사업의 문제점 및 지역개발사업에의 함의
  1. 새마을사업의 문제점과 발전적 재해석
  2. 농촌지역개발사업에의 현대적 함의와 시사점
 V. 결론 및 제언
 References

• 양원식(한국농어촌공사) | Yang Won Sik
• 정남수(공주학교) | Jung Nam Su Corresponding author