International Aid and Sustainable Development in North Korea - A Country Left Behind With Cloaked Society

This book examines international aid in North Korea, in particular the ongoing policy of withholding aid, through the lens of the impact on the general population to present an argument for sustainable development.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Sanctions and Unintended Consequences  3. Resilience Through Marketisation and The Digital Economy  4. Street-Level Bureaucrats and Cloaked Society  5. International Aid and Uncloaking Society  6. Strong Regime but Dysfunctional State Capacity  7. Conclusion

About the author

Sojin Lim is Reader in Asia Pacific Studies (with special reference to Korea), Course Leader for both MA North Korean Studies and MA Asia Pacific Studies, and Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is the author of articles and book chapters on sustainable development and political economy. Her recent publications include Politics, International Relations and Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula (2024). She frequently discusses changes in the Korean Peninsula in media interviews.

Summary

This book examines international aid in North Korea, in particular the ongoing policy of withholding aid, through the lens of the impact on the general population to present an argument for sustainable development.

Product details

• Authors: Sojin Lim, Sojin (University of Central Lancashire Lim
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032486901
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248690-1
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Research on Korea
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Korea, Sociology, Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Social welfare & social services, Social discrimination & inequality, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Social welfare and social services, Regional / International studies, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies