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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Introduction -- Historical evolution of North Korea's monolithic political system and its main characteristics -- The historical origins and formation of the monolithic political system in North Korea / Kee Kwang-seo (Chosun University) -- The stability of the monolithic system under Kim Jong-un : an analysis / Kim Keun-sik (Kyungnam University) and Lee Gee-dong (Institute for National Security Strategy) -- The power elite of North Korea's monolithic system / Lee Ju-cheol (Korea Broadcasting System) -- Change in North Korean society from the view of economic policy and social transformation -- Potential for economic reform in North Korea / Kim Yeon-chul (Inje University) -- North Korean economy in transition : market feudalism / Han Jong-woo (Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University) -- The process of social change in North korea / Lee Woo-young (University of North Korean Studies) -- North Korea's foreign policy, perception of the United States, and its relations with the United States and China (G2) -- Surviving in the face of hegemony : North Korea's post-cold war American policy / Suh Bo-hyuk (Seoul National University) -- The formation and development of North Korea's understanding of the United States / Kim Kwang-un (National Institute of Korean History) -- The transformation of China-North korea relations and its implications / Lee Jong-seok (Sejong Institute) -- Twenty years of the North Korean nuclearization problem : the North Korean perspective / Lim Soo-ho (Samsung Economic Research Institute) -- The inter-Korean relationship, United STates and North East Asia -- Change in North Korea's policy toward South Korea and its implications / Chin Hee-gwan (Inje University) -- Understanding conflict on the Korean peninsula : a focus on the Yellow Sea incident / Suh Choo-suk (Korea Institute for Defense Analyses) -- Economic cooperation between the two Koreas : present and future / Kim Yeon-chul (Inje University) -- The irony of American policy toward North Korea : regime denial / Han Jong-woo (Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University) -- Conclusion |
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Appendix 1: North Korea at a Glance; Appendix 2: North Korean Population; Appendix 3: Reunions of Separated Families; Appendix 4: North Korea's Underground Resources; Appendix 5: North Korea's Trading Nations (Unit: 1 million) ; Appendix 6: South Korea and North Korea Side-by-Side Comparison; Appendix 7: Ten Years of the North Korean Economy Under Kim Jong-il; Appendix 8: Chronology of Major Economic and Legal Policies in North Korea; Appendix 9: North-South Personal and Material Exchange by Year; Appendix 10: North-South Economic Exchange. Appendix 11: Economic Development in Gaeseong Industrial ComplexAppendix 12: TSR TCP Map; Appendix 13: North-South Korea Talks; Appendix 14: North-South Korea Statements; Appendix 15: North Korean Proposals for a Peace Agreement; Appendix 16: Major Chronology of North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Tests; Appendix 17: North Korea-US Statements; Appendix 18: Chronology of Six-Party Talks |
Summary |
For South Korean scholars, North Korea is a subject of research pregnant with the meaning of survival of the Korean Peninsula. Based on such a unique position, authors in this book raise and address questions such as how long stability will be maintained in the Kim Jong-un regime, who the power elites behind the system are, and if the North Korean economy is still a Communist planned economy |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record. Print verson is xiv, 414 pages |
Subject |
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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Social policy
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Korea (North) -- Social policy -- 21st century
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Korea (North) -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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China -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Foreign relations -- China
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Foreign relations -- United States
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China
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Korea (North)
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Han, Jongwoo, 1962- ditor of compilation.
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Chŏng, T'ae-hŏn, 1958-
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Kwang-seo, Kee
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Keun-sik, Kim
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Gee-dong, Lee
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Ju-cheol, Lee
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Yeon-chul, Kim
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Woo-young, Lee
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Bo-hyuk, Suh
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Gwang-oon, Kim
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Jong-seok, Lee
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Soo-Ho, Lim
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Hee-gwan, Chin
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Choo-suk, Suh
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Dae-yeol, Yea
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ISBN |
9780739179215 |
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0739179217 |
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9781306408639 |
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1306408636 |
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