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North Korea in Transition: Prospects for Economic and Social Reform
Chang-Ho Yoon (Ed.)
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Hardcover. Political developments have created potentially favourable conditions for the expansion of trade and inflow of foreign investment to North Korea. This book addresses the issue of the development potential of the North Korean economy and the compatibility of economic reform with political stability. Editor(s): Yoon, C.-H.; Lau, Lawrence J.; Chang-Ho Yoon. Num Pages: 360 pages, figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; KCP; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670. Prospects for Economic and Social Reforms. 360 pages, figures, tables, index. Editor(s): Yoon, C.-H.; Lau, Lawrence J.; Chang-Ho Yoon. Political developments have created potentially favourable conditions for the expansion of trade and inflow of foreign investment to North Korea. This book addresses the issue of the development potential of the North Korean economy and the compatibility of economic reform with political stability. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; KCP; KCS. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight: 670.
Recent political developments on the Korean peninsula suggest both the possibility and desirability for the neighboring powers to establish a new framework for regional peace. The US and North Korea have managed to reach an agreement to reduce mutually hostile threats on a reciprocal basis, and to normalize diplomatic relations by removing economic sanctions. They have thus created conditions potentially favorable for the expansion of trade and the inflow of economic assistance and foreign direct investment to North Korea.
Recent political developments on the Korean peninsula suggest both the possibility and desirability for the neighboring powers to establish a new framework for regional peace. The US and North Korea have managed to reach an agreement to reduce mutually hostile threats on a reciprocal basis, and to normalize diplomatic relations by removing economic sanctions. They have thus created conditions potentially favorable for the expansion of trade and the inflow of economic assistance and foreign direct investment to North Korea.
A crucial question, however, is will North Korea choose to transform its internal system and adopt an open-door policy in an effort ... Read more
This timely book will be of great interest to policymakers, scholars, and students of Asian and transition economies.
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Publisher
Edward Elgar Pub
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840646238
SKU
V9781840646238
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99-1
About Chang-Ho Yoon (Ed.)
Edited by Chang-Ho Yoon, Professor of Economics, Korea University, South Korea and Lawrence J. Lau, Professor Emeritus, CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
Reviews for North Korea in Transition: Prospects for Economic and Social Reform
'The chapters in the volume are empirically rich and informative and generate very useful policy implications. Its editors should be commended for successfully undertaking the difficult task of weaving diverse subjects into an analytically coherent whole . . . this book makes a very useful and timely contribution to our understanding of the North Korean economy. It is strongly recommended ... Read more