LEADER 03382nam 22006374a 450 001 9910220134103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-28297-2 010 $a9786612282973 010 $a0-8330-4078-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000474855 035 $a(EBL)784090 035 $a(OCoLC)781424047 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000282382 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221730 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282382 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10317469 035 $a(PQKB)11441114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784090 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10152629 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784090 035 $a(oapen)doab114603 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000474855 100 $a20050201d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNorth Korean paradoxes $ecircumstances, costs, and consequences of Korean unification /$fCharles Wolf, Jr., Kamil Akramov 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND Corporation$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (94 p.) 300 $a"MG-333-OSD"--p. 4 of cover. 311 08$a0-8330-3762-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 65-71). 327 $aPreface; 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 Integration 327 $aScenario 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 Experience 327 $aCHAPTER 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; Bibliography 330 $aAnalyzes 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. 606 $aKorean reunification question (1945- ) 606 $aSecurity, International 607 $aKorea (North)$xEconomic policy 607 $aKorea (North)$xPolitics and government 615 0$aKorean reunification question (1945- ) 615 0$aSecurity, International. 676 $a951.9304/3 700 $aWolf$b Charles$f1924-$0125219 701 $aAkramov$b Kamil$0966069 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220134103321 996 $aNorth Korean paradoxes$92192378 997 $aUNINA