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• Introduction: North Korea: politics, economy and society-- Part I. Jettisoning Caricatures: Understanding History--
• 1. Beyond the cliches--
• 2. National identity-- Part II. The Rise and Fall of Kim Il Sungism:
• 3. Colonial occupation and the rise of Kim Il Sung--
• 4. War-fighting as state-building--
• 5. 'Socialism in our own style'--
• 6. Sisyphus as economic model--
• 7. Social stratification in the workers' state--
• 8. Famine and the end of Kim Il Sungism-- Part III. Marketisation and Military Rule:
• 9. Marketisation from below--
• 10. Military rule from above--
• 11. The marketisation of well-being--
• 12. The marketisation of the social structure--
• 13. Going nuclear--
• 14. Strategic paralysis--
• 15. North Koreans as agents of change-- Bibliography-- Index.
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In this historically grounded, richly empirical study of social and economic transformation in North Korea, Hazel Smith evaluates the 'marketization from below' that followed the devastating famine of the early 1990s, estimated to be the cause of nearly one million fatalities. Smith shows how the end of the Cold War in Europe and the famine brought radical social change to all of North Korean society. This major new study analyses how marketization transformed the interests, expectations and values of the entire society, including Party members, the military, women and men, the young and the elderly. Smith shows how the daily life of North Koreans has become alienated from the daily pronouncements of the North Korean government. Challenging stereotypes of twenty-five million North Koreans as mere bystanders in history, Smith argues that North Koreans are 'neither victims nor villains' but active agents of their own destiny.
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• King Jong Il and North Korea : the leader and the system / Andrew Scobell
• Projecting Pyongyang : the future of North Korea's Kim Jong Il regime / Andrew Scobell
• The North Korean economy : leverage and policy analysis / Dick K. Nanto and Emma Chanlett-Avery.

This text examines two perspectives of the governing regime in North Korea: that it is run by what is effectively a crime family selling narcotics and counterfeiting foreign money, or that it is run by a corporatist organism which happens to use what we consider to be illicit and illegal practices.

A comprehensive settlement of the North Korean nuclear issue may involve military, economic, political, and diplomatic components, many of which will require verification to ensure reciprocal implementation. This paper sets out potential verification methodologies that might address a wide range of objectives. The inspection requirements set by the International Atomic Energy Agency form the foundation, first as defined at the time of the Agreed Framework in 1994, and now as modified by the events since revelation of the North Korean uranium enrichment program in October 2002. In addition, refreezing the reprocessing facility and 5 MWe reactor, taking possession of possible weapons components and destroying weaponization capabilities add many new verification tasks. The paper also considers several measures for the short-term freezing of the North's nuclear weapon program during the process of negotiations, should that process be protracted. New inspection technologies and monitoring tools are applicable to North Korean facilities and may offer improved approaches over those envisioned just a few years ago. These are noted, and potential bilateral and regional verification regimes are examined.

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The United States faces Korea
• First encounters
• Japanese ascendancy in Korea
• National division
• The Korean War
• The containment system
• 3. The dynamics of structural adjustment : from Nixon to Carter
• The Guam Doctrine
• Nixon's China policy
• Ford's interregnum
• Carter's military policy
• The Koreagate investigations
• Political crisis in South Korea
• 4. The passing of the Cold War : the Reagan and Bush years
• Reagan's anti-communist policy
• The Beijing talks
• Roh's Northern diplomacy
• Economic relations
• 5. From containment to engagement : Clinton's policy
• Engagement policy
• The Four-Party Talks
• The Perry process
• A missed opportunity
• 6. In search of hegemonic diplomacy : Bush's policy
• Bush's new doctrines
• The "axis of evil:
• The HEU program
• Multilateral diplomacy
• The Six-Party Talks
• A strained alliance
• The Yongsan Garrison
• South Korean troops in Iraq
• 7. Prospects
• Continuity and change
• Inter-Korean relations
• The United States and Korea after unification.

In A Troubled Peace, Professor Chae-Jin Lee reviews the vicissitudes of U.S. policy toward South and North Korea since 1948 when rival regimes were installed on the Korean peninsula. He explains the continuously changing nature of U.S.-Korea relations by discussing the goals the United States has sought for Korea, the ways in which these goals have been articulated, and the methods used to implement them. Using a careful analysis of declassified diplomatic documents, primary materials in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, and extensive interviews with American and Korean officials, Lee draws attention to a number of factors that have affected U.S. policy: the functions of U.S. security policy in Korea, the role of the United States in South Korea's political democratization, President Clinton's policy of constructive engagement toward North Korea, President Bush's hegemonic policy toward North Korea, and the hexagonal linkages among the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and the two Koreas. Drawing on concepts of containment, deterrence, engagement, preemption, and appeasement, Lee's balanced and thoughtful approach reveals the frustrations of all players in their attempts to arrive at a modicum of coexistence. His objective, comprehensive, and definitive study reveals a dynamic-and incredibly complex-series of relationships underpinning a troubled and tenuous peace.
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• Part I: Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula Part II: Topics on the North Korean Economy Part III: Prospects for Economic Development in North Korea Part IV: Topics on Korean Unification and Economic Integration Part IV: Economic Co-operation with the DPRK: Challenges and Opportunities Part V: Where Do We Go From Here?
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Mention North Korea to people today and they will conjure up many unflattering images, particularly in the wake of George W. Bush denouncing the state as part of an "axis of evil". Despite this cold war type rhetoric, the state of North Korea has begun to recognise the difficult challenges that it faces and is now trying to get to grips with them systematically. This book brings together a selection of many of the world experts on the North Korean economy and covers such important issues as: *possible unification with South Korea *the significance of China's economic success *Europe and the United States' roles in North Korea North Korea in the World Economy provides an accessible, well-written and comprehensive account of this unique country and its economy. It will be extremely interesting not only for students and academics with an interest in Korean studies, international finance and transition economies but also for anyone with an interest in international economics.
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