Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two KoreasInstitute for International Economics, 2000 - 431 pagine On the Korean peninsula one of the greatest success stories of the postwar era confronts a famine-ridden-and possibly nuclear-armed-totalitarian state. The stakes are extraordinarily high for both North and South Korea and for countries such as the United States that have a direct stake in these affairs. This study, the most comprehensive volume to date on the subject, examines the current situation in the two Koreas in terms of three major crises: the nuclear confrontation between the United States and North Korea, the North Korean famine, and the South Korean financial crisis. The future of the peninsula is then explored under three alternative scenarios: successful reform in North Korea, collapse and absorption (as happened in Germany), and "muddling through" in which North Korea, supported by foreign powers, makes ad hoc, regime-preserving reforms that fall short of fundamental transformation. |
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... assistance from Japan ( which could be portrayed as a kind of reparations ) than from rival South Korea ( which had smaller reserves , in any event ) .29 A positive response by Japan was opposed by the Kim Young - sam administration in ...
... assistance to North Korea.30 According to the plan , South Korea would provide North Korea with 150,000 tons of rice in unmarked bags , while Japan would provide 150,000 tons gratis and another 150,000 tons on concessional terms.31 ...
... assistance for an indefinite period . This was also a contentious issue with the North , inasmuch as development could mean agricultural reform and a reduction of central control . In the end , South Korea , the European Union , the ...
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Introduction 1347 | 1 |
References | 5 |
The South Korean Economy until 1997 | 15 |
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