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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... China have been provided on a concessional basis . The worsening situation in North Korea in the mid - 1990s and the influx into China of North Korean refugees forced the Chinese to reassess their policy . On 22 May 1996 , Chinese ...
... Chinese government announced that it would send 100,000 tons of grain ( see box 5.4 ) . Chinese Premier Li Peng and North Korean Vice Premier Hong Song - nam signed an agreement on 22 May 1996 that reportedly included a Chinese commit ...
... China and Russia illegally , while Foreign Minister Hong Soon - young put the figure at 10,000 to 30,000 , and the Chinese government reckons the figure is less than 10,000 . A South Korean academic has estimated the number at less than ...
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Introduction | 1 |
References | 5 |
The South Korean Economy until 1997 | 15 |
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