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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... Japanese wives of Koreans who returned to North Korea in the 1950s and 1960s , and the issue of Lee Hyon - hui ( a Japanese woman who was allegedly kidnapped from Japan and forced to train the terrorist who blew up a South Korean ...
... Japanese authorities would have to prohibit Korean residents of Japan from taking money with them on trips to North Korea . The Japanese government might find this very difficult to do , though the August 1998 missile launch and threats ...
... Japan . For want of robust military capability , Japan's policy toward North Korea has a similar economic focus . The big money issue outstanding between North Korea and the rest of the world is the settlement of post- colonial claims ...
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Introduction | 1 |
References | 5 |
The South Korean Economy until 1997 | 15 |
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