North Korean Reform : Politics, Economics and Security


Robert L. Carlin
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (125 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chronology; Introduction; A new paradigm, perhaps; Implications and imponderables; Chapter One Debate and Policy Formation; Chapter Two The Way Things Were; Operating assumptions; Chapter Three Preparation for Economic Reform; Chapter Four The Debate in Bloom; The debate boils over; The conservatives shift; Reformers push the limits; Chapter Five Implications and Conclusions; Notes. - In the past, foreign policy and security concerns have trumped any efforts to reform the North Korean economy. Today, the linkage between security and economic policies is being reconsidered as part of a larger debate in the North Korean leadership that has already transformed the country in fundamental ways. Despite renewed tensions with the United States, North Korea has begun to implement important economic reforms. Moreover, underneath the cover of the ever-present 'military-first' slogan in the controlled media, a debate is taking place between 'reformers' and 'conservatives' over whet
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ISBN
0415407257

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