North Korea in 1992: steering away from the shoals
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Kim Jong Il's designation as marshal of the North Korean People's Army dominated political developments in the country. His father, Pres Kim Il Sung, has gone into semi-retirement. Kim Jong Il belongs to a second-generation leadership that is considered more educated, technocratic and pragmatic than the older generation. North Korea intends to implement economic reforms with China as its model. Its economy continued to shrink in 1992, from trends of 3.7% in 1990 and 5.2% in 1991. North Korea's proposed unification with South Korea, and its relations with the United States, Japan and China were also discussed.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1993
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An economic roadmap to Korean reunification: pitfalls and prospects
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Korean reunification is not remote if China and Russia continue to ignore North Korea's economic needs. The food crisis is putting the Northern government in a situation where it has few choices, and just might reconsider assistance from the South. While the North would welcome the benefits of reunification, Southerners would bear the burden of additional financial problems. There are doubts, also, about the ease of personal interaction between the two groups of Koreans. A reunification, however, will be good for both sides in the long term.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1998
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Korea's unification: the applicability of the German experience
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South and North Korea have been inspired by German unification in working for their own unification. Though the Koreans have adopted certain policies on the German example, there are certain hurdles in successfully adopting the German formula for their own unification. Differences exist on the basis of history and the conditions surrounding the two countries that cannot be ignored by Koreans.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1993
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