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A New International Engagement Framework for North Korea?
Contending Perspectives
 
 
Korea Economic Institute
 
 
Hardcover
 
 
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ISBN: 0974714127
 
 
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An indepth perspective on the issues that would have to be faced if the international community were to resolve to support the economic reform process in North Korea through comprehensive commitments and investments.
 

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This volume addresses:

  • the status and outlook for the North Korean political economy;
  • the likelihood of an official DPRK shift toward economic pragmatism, and the practical pitfalls any such move would encounter;
  • the record and lessons of economic liberalization in socialist and post-socialist economies and development assistance initiatives in such locales;
  • the identification and analysis of key sectors of the North Korean economy, whose revitalization might be abetted through outside efforts;
  • the prospects for an international mobilization of private and public capital in the service of North Korean economic reconstruction;
  • and the role that particular external stakeholders might be expected to play in such a venture.

Each of the chapters in this book addresses one aspect or another of the North Korea economic reform problematik; taken together, they present an indepth perspective on the issues that would have to be faced if the international community were to resolve to support the economic reform process in North Korea through comprehensive--but also selective--commitments and investments. [more...]

Co-editor Nicholas Eberstadt is the Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy at AEI.

 
Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview—Ahn Choong-yong, Nicholas Eberstadt, and Lee Young-sun
 
The Political Economy of North Korea
 
2. The Political Economy of North Korea: Historical Background and Present Situation—Marcus Noland
 
3. The Structure of North Korea’s Political Economy: Changes and Effects—Lee Young-sun and Yoon Deok-ryong
 
4. North Korea’s Survival Game: Understanding the Recent Past, Thinking about the Future—Nicholas Eberstadt
 
Preconditions and Rationale for International Economic Support for North Korea
 
5. Managing Collateral Catastrophe: Rationale and Preconditions for International Economic Support for North Korea—Moon Chung-in
 
6. Strategic Dimensions of Economic Assistance for North Korea—Paul Bracken
 
7. Foreign Aid and International Norms: The Case of North Korea—Carol Lancaster
 
8. Prospects and Preconditions for Market Economic Transformation in North Korea—Anders Åslund
Possible Forms of International Cooperation and Assistance to North Korea
 
9. Unlikely Partners: Humanitarian Aid Agencies and North Korea—Edward P. Reed
 
10. Designing Public Sector Capital Mobilization Strategies for the DPRK—Bradley O. Babson
 
11. Coping with North Korea’s Energy Future: KEDO and Beyond—Kent E. Calder
 
12. Mobilizing Private Capital for North Korea: Requirements for Attracting Private
Investment—Malcolm Binks and Carl Adams
 
Possible Role of South Korea and Other Major Stakeholders
 
13. A Proactive Approach to Engaging North Korea: Boldness, Flexibility, and Inclusiveness—Choo Yong-shik and Wang Yun-jong
 
14. Payback Time: Japan-North Korea Economic Relations—Richard J. Samuels
 
15. China’s Role in the Course of North Korea’s Transition—Liu Ming
 
16. Russian-North Korean Relations and the Prospects for Multilateral Conflict Resolution
on the Korean Peninsula—Alexandre Y. Mansourov
 
17. Expected Role of South Korea and Major Stakeholders: NGO Contributions to and Roles in North Korea’s Rehabilitation—Scott Snyder

 
 
 
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