Unveiling the North Korean Economy - Collapse and Transition

Informationen zum Autor Byong-Yeon Kim is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Seoul National University. He was the recipient of the T. S. Ashton Prize from the Economic History Society of the UK, the Chungram Award from the Korean Economic Association, and Distinguished Researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Research Foundation of Korea. He is a member of the executive committee of the Association for Comparative Economic Studies, and a regular columnist on North Korean issues in the Korea Joongang Daily newspaper. Klappentext A comprehensive, systematic analysis of the North Korean economy, exposing its hidden workings through quantitative data analysis and surveys. Zusammenfassung This book offers a comprehensive and systematic study of the North Korean economy through interviews with refugees and the analysis of data from Chinese firms who deal directly with North Korea. It is for academics and students studying the economics and political economy of North Korea and East Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. An evaluation of the socialist economy; 2. The North Korean economy; 3. Transition of the North Korean economy; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Byung-Yeon Kim, Byung-Yeon (Seoul National University) Kim
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107183797
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18379-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, North Korea