Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two KoreasColumbia University Press, 1 giu 2000 - 456 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. |
Dall'interno del libro
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Pagina vi
... Missile Test Evaluation 5 The Slow-Motion Famine in the North The Food Balance Food for Peace The People's Republic of Misery 6 The Financial Crisis in the South Financial Frugality The Bubble Story The Crisis Post-Crisis Developments ...
... Missile Test Evaluation 5 The Slow-Motion Famine in the North The Food Balance Food for Peace The People's Republic of Misery 6 The Financial Crisis in the South Financial Frugality The Bubble Story The Crisis Post-Crisis Developments ...
Pagina xx
... missiles. Again, there are multiple interpretations. North Korea could have seen the development of missiles as enhancing deterrence on the peninsula, despite the fact that its 10,000 forward-deployed artillery tubes already held Seoul.
... missiles. Again, there are multiple interpretations. North Korea could have seen the development of missiles as enhancing deterrence on the peninsula, despite the fact that its 10,000 forward-deployed artillery tubes already held Seoul.
Pagina xxi
... missile exports were one of its few sources of hard currency earnings. But, as one former high-ranking US official put it, ''the missiles only make sense if you have something to put on top of them.'' This was not idle speculation. By ...
... missile exports were one of its few sources of hard currency earnings. But, as one former high-ranking US official put it, ''the missiles only make sense if you have something to put on top of them.'' This was not idle speculation. By ...
Pagina xxii
... missile and nuclear programs to extort money from the rest of the world. By the late 1990s, North Korea was receiving aid from nearly fifty countries and had become the single largest recipient of US aid in Asia. Again, in the case of ...
... missile and nuclear programs to extort money from the rest of the world. By the late 1990s, North Korea was receiving aid from nearly fifty countries and had become the single largest recipient of US aid in Asia. Again, in the case of ...
Pagina xxiii
... missiles and is thought to possess large stores. 10. Roy (1998) uses the term ''alienated state.'' See Reese (1998) for a detailed and accessible overview of North Korean internal politics. INTRODUCTION 7 8 AVOIDING THE APOCALYPSE 10 ...
... missiles and is thought to possess large stores. 10. Roy (1998) uses the term ''alienated state.'' See Reese (1998) for a detailed and accessible overview of North Korean internal politics. INTRODUCTION 7 8 AVOIDING THE APOCALYPSE 10 ...
Sommario
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The North Korean Economy | lxxv |
The Nuclear Confrontation | 3-74 |
The SlowMotion Famine in the North | 3-102 |
The Financial Crisis in the South | 3-126 |
The Prospect for Successful Reform in the North | 3-182 |
The Implications of North Korean Collapse | 285 |
Can the North Muddle Through? | 323 |
Conclusions | 347 |
References | 377 |
Appendix | 401 |
Index
| 405 |
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