North Korea : development, human rights and democracy /
The authors of this volume discuss challenges and suggest concrete ideas to promote North Korea's development, human rights, and democracy through international cooperation. --Book Jacket.
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Seoul : Boulder, CO :
Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University ; Distributed outside of North and South Korea by Lynne Rienner Publishers,
c2010.
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| Colección: | Explorations in Korean studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. Executive summary. Modernization and democracy
- Human rights, refugees, and independent media
- Economic development, participation, and market reform
- Findings and suggestions
- II. North Korea's current challenges. Politics. The Worker's Party of Korea
- "Military-first" politics and the rise of the National Defense Commission
- The health of Kim Jong Il, leadership succession, and promotion of family in the leadership structure
- Military. The Korean People's Army and the military-society relationship
- The nuclear issue
- Economy. The North Korean economy and its current situation
- July 2002 economic adjustment measures
- Domestic economy, "speed battles," and currency revaluation
- Foreign trade and investment, the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and Kumgang Mountain Tourism
- Society. Difficult economic situation
- Human rights conditions
- Media
- III. The international community's engagement with North Korea. Modernization and democracy. Changes in North Korea : a critical view
- Advancing democracy through modernization
- Promoting political liberalization in North Korea : the case of Burma
- North Korean human rights, refugees, and media. Human rights organizations
- Refugees
- Independent media
- Economic development, participation, and market reform
- IV. Conclusion : North Korea's road to modernization.