03382nam 22006374a 450 991022013410332120200520144314.01-282-28297-297866122829730-8330-4078-2(CKB)1000000000474855(EBL)784090(OCoLC)781424047(SSID)ssj0000282382(PQKBManifestationID)11221730(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282382(PQKBWorkID)10317469(PQKB)11441114(Au-PeEL)EBL784090(CaPaEBR)ebr10152629(MiAaPQ)EBC784090(oapen)doab114603(EXLCZ)99100000000047485520050201d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNorth Korean paradoxes circumstances, costs, and consequences of Korean unification /Charles Wolf, Jr., Kamil Akramov1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Corporation20051 online resource (94 p.)"MG-333-OSD"--p. 4 of cover.0-8330-3762-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-71).Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Preamble: Purpose and Roadmap; CHAPTER TWO- North Korea: Obscurities and Paradoxes; Obscurities; CHAPTER THREE- Size, Growth, and Structure of the North Korean Economy; Data Problems; The North Korean GDP; Structural Characteristics of North Korea's Economy; CHAPTER FOUR- How the System Might Unravel: Scenarios for Reunification; Diminished Attention to Reunification; Three Reunification Scenarios; Scenario A: Unification Through System Evolution and IntegrationScenario B: Unification Through Collapse and Absorption Scenario C: Unification Through Conflict; CHAPTER FIVE- The Capital Costs of Korean Reunification:Estimation and Management; Fluctuating Interest in Reunification; Simulation and Uncertainties; CHAPTER SIX- Other Estimates of Reunification Costs; Differing Sources and Types of Cost Estimates; The Wide Range of Reunification Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN- Is Germany's Reunification Experience Relevant?; Germany's Reunification Costs; Germany's Military Unification ExperienceCHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusions: Effects on Korean Security Policies and Programs WMD Capabilities and Programs; Korea's Alliance with the United States; APPENDIX - A Simple Simulation Model for Sizing Korean Reunification Costs; BibliographyAnalyzes the economic, political, and security issues associated with Korean unification and considers what the capital costs of unification would be under differing circumstances and assumptions.Korean reunification question (1945- )Security, InternationalKorea (North)Economic policyKorea (North)Politics and governmentKorean reunification question (1945- )Security, International.951.9304/3Wolf Charles1924-125219Akramov Kamil966069MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220134103321North Korean paradoxes2192378UNINA