North Korea in Transition [[electronic resource] ] : Politics, Economy, and Society

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462033003321
• Autore: Park Kyung-Ae
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-71421-3; 1-4422-1813-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SnyderScott
• Disciplina: 320.95193
• Soggetti: Korea (North) -- Economic policy; Korea (North) -- Politics and government; Korea (North) -- Social conditions; Korea (North) -- Social life and customs; Political culture -- Korea (North); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Part I. NORTH KOREA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE TRANSITION ERA; Chapter One. The Role and Influence of Ideology; Chapter Two. The Role and Influence of the Party Apparatus; Chapter Three. The Roles and Influence of the Military; Chapter Four. The Kims' Three Bodies: Toward Understanding Dynastic Succession in North Korea; Chapter Five. North Korea after Kim Jong Il; Part II. PROSPECTS FOR THE NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY; Chapter Six. Western Aid: The Missing Link for North Korea's Economic Revival?; Chapter Seven. Future Strategies for Economic Engagement with North Korea; Part III. NORTH KOREAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN TRANSITIONChapter Eight. Low-Profile Capitalism: The Emergence of the New Merchant/Entrepreneurial Class in Post-Famine North Korea; Chapter Nine. "Cultural Pollution" from the South?; Part IV. FOREIGN RELATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ERA; Chapter Ten. Changes and Continuities in Pyongyang's China Policy; Chapter Eleven. Changes and Continuities in Inter-Korean Relations; Chapter Twelve. North Korea's Relations with the United States and the Rest of the World; Part V. CONCLUSION; ; Chapter Thirteen. North Korea in Transition: Evolution or Revolution?; IndexAbout the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 impli