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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Kyung-Ae Park and Scott Snyder Klappentext Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world's leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the country is facing. Drawing on the contributors' expertise across a range of disciplines, the book examines North Korea's political, economic, social, and foreign policy concerns. Comprehensive and deeply knowledgeable, their analysis is especially crucial given the power consolidation efforts of the new leadership underway in Pyongyang and the implications for both domestic and international politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: North Korea's Political System in the Transition EraChapter 1: The Role and Influence of IdeologyCharles ArmstrongChapter 2: The Role and Influence of the Party ApparatusKen GauseChapter 3: The Role and Influence of the North Korean MilitaryTerence RoehrigChapter 4: The Kims' Three Bodies: Toward Understanding Dynastic Succession in North KoreaBruce CumingsChapter 5: North Korea after Kim Jong IlVictor Cha and Nicholas AndersonPart II: Prospects for the North Korean EconomyChapter 6: Western Aid: The Missing Link for North Korea's Economic Revival?Nicholas EberstadtChapter 7: Future Strategies for Global Economic IntegrationBradley BabsonPart III: North Korean Society and Culture in TransitionChapter 8: Low-Profile Capitalism: The Emergence of the New Merchant/Entrepreneurial Class in Post-Famine North KoreaAndrei LankovChapter 9: "Cultural Pollution" From the South?Woo Young Lee and Jungmin SeoPart IV: Foreign Relations in the Transition EraChapter 10: Changes and Continuities in Pyongyang's China PolicyLiu MingChapter 11: Changes and Continuities in Inter-Korean RelationsHaksoon Paik Chapter 12: North Korea's Relations with the United States and the Rest of the WorldDavid KangPart V: ConclusionChapter 13: North Korea in Transition: Evolution or Revolution?Scott Snyder and Kyung-Ae Park...
