Mention North Korea to people today and they will conjure up many unflattering images, particularly in the wake of George W. Bush denouncing the state as part of an "axis of evil". Despite this cold war type rhetoric, the state of North Korea has begun to recognise the difficult challenges that it faces and is now trying to get to grips with them systematically.This book brings together a selection of many of the world experts on the North Korean economy and covers such important issues as:*possible unification with South Korea*the significance of China's economic success*Europe and the United States' roles in North KoreaNorth Korea in the World Economy provides an accessible, well-written and comprehensive account of this unique country and its economy. It will be extremely interesting not only for students and academics with an interest in Korean studies, international finance and transition economies but also for anyone with an interest in international economics.
Author(s): E. Kwan Choi
Edition: 1
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 264
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 10
List of tables......Page 12
List of contributors......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgements......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Progress on the Korean Peninsula: what are the prospects?......Page 21
Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula......Page 26
The Korean Peninsula: recent developments from an EU perspective......Page 28
Establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and North Korea......Page 35
Significance of Chinese economic success to North Korea......Page 37
Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula......Page 43
Progress and prospects of economic cooperation between South and North Korea......Page 46
The North Korean economy......Page 50
The potential future role for the multilateral development banks on the Korean Peninsula......Page 52
Prospects and problems for Korean economic integration: a long-term view......Page 72
Managing development assistance in the DPRK......Page 93
Prospects for economic development in North Korea......Page 100
Prospects for developing a North South joint venture complex......Page 102
The urban dimension of the North Korean economy: a speculative analysis......Page 115
Inter-Korean cooperation in infrastructure development and territorial integration......Page 137
Economic transformation of North Korea: lessons and ~non-lessons~ from Germany and Europe......Page 154
Korean unification and economic integration......Page 170
Beyond collapse: continuity and change in North Korea......Page 172
The foreign policy framework of Korean unification......Page 194
Openness and growth in North Korea: evidence from time series data......Page 215
Economic cooperation with the DPRK: challenges and opportunities......Page 226
NGO contributions to the transition from humanitarian to development assistance in DPRK......Page 228
Europe's new role in Korea......Page 238
Where do we go from here?......Page 246
Where do we go from here?......Page 248
Where do we go from here?: a Russian perspective......Page 251
The United States and North-East Asia: a new era beckons......Page 254
Index......Page 260
