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North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French
Autore French Paul
Edizione [4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (490 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
Collana Asian Arguments
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-78360-718-1
1-78360-683-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Asian Arguments; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: The Myth and the Reality of the State of Paranoia; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations, Spellings and Figures; A Note on Spellings and Names; A Note on Figures; Introduction: The Paranoid Peninsula; Observers of Planet Pyongyang; Tentative Reform; The Problem of the Command Economy; North Korea: Paranoid Peninsula; Part I: The Juche Nation: Beloved Leaders, Brilliant Thoughts, Power Cuts and Empty Shelves ; 1: A Normal Day in Pyongyang ; Pyongyang: Capital of Our Revolution; A Roof Over Your Head
Badges, Bicycles and FashionsLooking for the Rush Hour; Shopping; Work and School; Love, Marriage and Fun; Living in the Land of Perfect Bliss; 2: The Juche State: Political Theory in North Korea ; The Politics of Self-Reliance; A Creative Application of Marxism-Leninism; Selective Borrowings from Maoism; Confucianism: Tapping into Traditional Thinking; Underpinnings of Korean Nationalism and Traditionalism; The architects of Juche; 'Original, Brilliant and Revolutionary'?; The Contradictions of Self-Reliance; 3: The Revolutionary Dynasty: Leadership in North Korea
Birth of a Personality CultFrom Guerrilla Leader to Leader of a Nation; Consolidation and Dominance; The Undisputed Great Leader; The Successor and Dear Leader; 'Expect No Change from Me'; Tiger Father, Dog Son; The Lodestar of the Twenty-First Century; Part II: The Economics of North Korea: Chollima, Speed Battles, Collapse and Famine ; 4: Economics Pyongyang Style: Command and Control ; The Possibility of Perestroika, the Impossibility of Glasnost; The Chollima Spirit; The Great Leap Outward; The Impregnable Fortress of Socialism; The Industrial Crown Jewels; The Lack of Investment
The Doublethink on Foreign TradeFrom Subsidy Junkie to Ailing Economy; Palaces Galore But No Socks; The Economy Shows Its Cracks; The Arduous March Begins; The Energy Crisis: Grinding to a Halt; The Two-Track Survival Economy; The DPRK as an Aid Economy; The Command Economy Remains Firmly in Place; 5: The Worst of Times: Food, Famine and the Arduous March ; From Riches to Rags; The Collective Agricultural Disaster; 'Slow Motion Famine'; Attempts to Resolve the Agricultural Crisis; Dying in Silence; Solving the Shortages; The End of the Arduous March
6: The Start of a Sort of Reform: Change and Regime Survival Open Windows Attract Flies; Perestroika à la Pyongyang; Wages and Pricing Reforms; Jettisoning the Ration; The Role of Farmers' Markets; Reaching Under the Mattress; Chinese and Russian Reform Precedents; Pyongyang's Twilight Economy; A Fishing Rod of Temptation; Reform or Die; 7: The Reality of Reform: a Case Study of Sinuiju ; Caged Investment; Sinuiju is Announced; The Orchid Grower Comes to Town; Greenhouses from Shenyang to Pyongyang; What Kind of Zone was Sinuiju to Be?; The Departure of the Orchid Grower
Sinuiju's Confusing Message
Record Nr. UNINA-9910461469803321
French Paul  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
Autore French Paul
Edizione [3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-78032-949-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, spellings and figures; A note on spellings and names; A note on figures; Foreword: The myth and the reality of the state of paranoia; Introduction: The paranoid peninsula; Observers of planet Pyongyang; Tentative reform; The problem of the command economy; North Korea: paranoid peninsula; Part I The Juche nation: beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves; 1 A normal day in Pyongyang; Pyongyang: capital of our revolution; A roof over your head; Badges, bicycles and fashions
Looking for the rush hour Shopping; Work and school; Love, marriage and fun; Living in the land of perfect bliss; 2 The Juche state: political theory in North Korea; The politics of self-reliance; A creative application of Marxism-Leninism; Selective borrowings from Maoism; Confucianism: tapping into traditional thinking; Underpinnings of Korean nationalism and traditionalism; The architects of Juche; 'Original, brilliant and revolutionary'?; The contradictions of self-reliance; 3 The revolutionary dynasty: leadership in North Korea; Birth of a personality cult
From guerrilla leader to leader of a nation Consolidation and dominance; The undisputed Great Leader; The successor and Dear Leader; 'Expect no change from me'; Tiger father, dog son; The lodestar of the twenty-first century; Part II The economics of North Korea: Chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine; 4 Economics Pyongyang style: command and control; The possibility of perestroika, the impossibility of glasnost; The Chollima spirit; The Great Leap Outward; The impregnable fortress of socialism; The industrial crown jewels; The lack of investment; The doublethink on foreign trade
From subsidy junkie to ailing economy Palaces galore but no socks; The economy shows its cracks; The arduous march begins; The energy crisis: grinding to a halt; The two-track survival economy; The DPRK as an aid economy; The command economy remains firmly in place; 5 The worst of times: food, famine and the arduous march; From riches to rags; The collective agricultural disaster; 'Slow motion famine'; Attempts to resolve the agricultural crisis; Dying in silence; Solving the shortages; The end of the arduous march; 6 The start of a sort of reform: change and regime survival
Open windows attract flies Perestroika à la Pyongyang; Wages and pricing reforms; Jettisoning the ration; The role of farmers' markets; Reaching under the mattress; Chinese and Russian reform precedents; Pyongyang's twilight economy; A fishing rod of temptation; Reform or die; 7 The reality of reform: a case study of Sinuiju; Caged investment; Sinuiju is announced; The orchid grower comes to town; Greenhouses from Shenyang to Pyongyang; What kind of zone was Sinuiju to be?; The departure of the orchid grower; Sinuiju's confusing message
Part III Diplomacy and the military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence
Record Nr. UNINA-9910464417203321
French Paul  
London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
Autore French Paul
Edizione [3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
ISBN 1-78032-949-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, spellings and figures; A note on spellings and names; A note on figures; Foreword: The myth and the reality of the state of paranoia; Introduction: The paranoid peninsula; Observers of planet Pyongyang; Tentative reform; The problem of the command economy; North Korea: paranoid peninsula; Part I The Juche nation: beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves; 1 A normal day in Pyongyang; Pyongyang: capital of our revolution; A roof over your head; Badges, bicycles and fashions
Looking for the rush hour Shopping; Work and school; Love, marriage and fun; Living in the land of perfect bliss; 2 The Juche state: political theory in North Korea; The politics of self-reliance; A creative application of Marxism-Leninism; Selective borrowings from Maoism; Confucianism: tapping into traditional thinking; Underpinnings of Korean nationalism and traditionalism; The architects of Juche; 'Original, brilliant and revolutionary'?; The contradictions of self-reliance; 3 The revolutionary dynasty: leadership in North Korea; Birth of a personality cult
From guerrilla leader to leader of a nation Consolidation and dominance; The undisputed Great Leader; The successor and Dear Leader; 'Expect no change from me'; Tiger father, dog son; The lodestar of the twenty-first century; Part II The economics of North Korea: Chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine; 4 Economics Pyongyang style: command and control; The possibility of perestroika, the impossibility of glasnost; The Chollima spirit; The Great Leap Outward; The impregnable fortress of socialism; The industrial crown jewels; The lack of investment; The doublethink on foreign trade
From subsidy junkie to ailing economy Palaces galore but no socks; The economy shows its cracks; The arduous march begins; The energy crisis: grinding to a halt; The two-track survival economy; The DPRK as an aid economy; The command economy remains firmly in place; 5 The worst of times: food, famine and the arduous march; From riches to rags; The collective agricultural disaster; 'Slow motion famine'; Attempts to resolve the agricultural crisis; Dying in silence; Solving the shortages; The end of the arduous march; 6 The start of a sort of reform: change and regime survival
Open windows attract flies Perestroika à la Pyongyang; Wages and pricing reforms; Jettisoning the ration; The role of farmers' markets; Reaching under the mattress; Chinese and Russian reform precedents; Pyongyang's twilight economy; A fishing rod of temptation; Reform or die; 7 The reality of reform: a case study of Sinuiju; Caged investment; Sinuiju is announced; The orchid grower comes to town; Greenhouses from Shenyang to Pyongyang; What kind of zone was Sinuiju to be?; The departure of the orchid grower; Sinuiju's confusing message
Part III Diplomacy and the military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786925803321
French Paul  
London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
North Korea : state of paranoia / / Paul French ; index by John Barker
Autore French Paul
Edizione [3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
ISBN 1-78032-949-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, spellings and figures; A note on spellings and names; A note on figures; Foreword: The myth and the reality of the state of paranoia; Introduction: The paranoid peninsula; Observers of planet Pyongyang; Tentative reform; The problem of the command economy; North Korea: paranoid peninsula; Part I The Juche nation: beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves; 1 A normal day in Pyongyang; Pyongyang: capital of our revolution; A roof over your head; Badges, bicycles and fashions
Looking for the rush hour Shopping; Work and school; Love, marriage and fun; Living in the land of perfect bliss; 2 The Juche state: political theory in North Korea; The politics of self-reliance; A creative application of Marxism-Leninism; Selective borrowings from Maoism; Confucianism: tapping into traditional thinking; Underpinnings of Korean nationalism and traditionalism; The architects of Juche; 'Original, brilliant and revolutionary'?; The contradictions of self-reliance; 3 The revolutionary dynasty: leadership in North Korea; Birth of a personality cult
From guerrilla leader to leader of a nation Consolidation and dominance; The undisputed Great Leader; The successor and Dear Leader; 'Expect no change from me'; Tiger father, dog son; The lodestar of the twenty-first century; Part II The economics of North Korea: Chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine; 4 Economics Pyongyang style: command and control; The possibility of perestroika, the impossibility of glasnost; The Chollima spirit; The Great Leap Outward; The impregnable fortress of socialism; The industrial crown jewels; The lack of investment; The doublethink on foreign trade
From subsidy junkie to ailing economy Palaces galore but no socks; The economy shows its cracks; The arduous march begins; The energy crisis: grinding to a halt; The two-track survival economy; The DPRK as an aid economy; The command economy remains firmly in place; 5 The worst of times: food, famine and the arduous march; From riches to rags; The collective agricultural disaster; 'Slow motion famine'; Attempts to resolve the agricultural crisis; Dying in silence; Solving the shortages; The end of the arduous march; 6 The start of a sort of reform: change and regime survival
Open windows attract flies Perestroika à la Pyongyang; Wages and pricing reforms; Jettisoning the ration; The role of farmers' markets; Reaching under the mattress; Chinese and Russian reform precedents; Pyongyang's twilight economy; A fishing rod of temptation; Reform or die; 7 The reality of reform: a case study of Sinuiju; Caged investment; Sinuiju is announced; The orchid grower comes to town; Greenhouses from Shenyang to Pyongyang; What kind of zone was Sinuiju to be?; The departure of the orchid grower; Sinuiju's confusing message
Part III Diplomacy and the military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827406103321
French Paul  
London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
337.5193
Collana Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
Soggetto topico Korean reunification question (1945- )
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-134-40870-6
1-280-07275-X
0-203-14547-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Progress on the Korean Peninsula: what are the prospects?; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; The Korean Peninsula: recent developments from an EU perspective; Establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and North Korea; Significance of Chinese economic success to North Korea; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; Progress and prospects of economic cooperation between South and North Korea; The North Korean economy
The potential future role for the multilateral development banks on the Korean PeninsulaProspects and problems for Korean economic integration: a long-term view; Managing development assistance in the DPRK; Prospects for economic development in North Korea; Prospects for developing a North South joint venture complex; The urban dimension of the North Korean economy: a speculative analysis; Inter-Korean cooperation in infrastructure development and territorial integration; Economic transformation of North Korea: lessons and ~non-lessons~ from Germany and Europe
Korean unification and economic integrationBeyond collapse: continuity and change in North Korea; The foreign policy framework of Korean unification; Openness and growth in North Korea: evidence from time series data; Economic cooperation with the DPRK: challenges and opportunities; NGO contributions to the transition from humanitarian to development assistance in DPRK; Europe's new role in Korea; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?: a Russian perspective; The United States and North-East Asia: a new era beckons; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451190803321
Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
337.5193
Collana Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
Soggetto topico Korean reunification question (1945- )
ISBN 1-134-40869-2
1-134-40870-6
1-280-07275-X
0-203-14547-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Progress on the Korean Peninsula: what are the prospects?; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; The Korean Peninsula: recent developments from an EU perspective; Establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and North Korea; Significance of Chinese economic success to North Korea; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; Progress and prospects of economic cooperation between South and North Korea; The North Korean economy
The potential future role for the multilateral development banks on the Korean PeninsulaProspects and problems for Korean economic integration: a long-term view; Managing development assistance in the DPRK; Prospects for economic development in North Korea; Prospects for developing a North South joint venture complex; The urban dimension of the North Korean economy: a speculative analysis; Inter-Korean cooperation in infrastructure development and territorial integration; Economic transformation of North Korea: lessons and ~non-lessons~ from Germany and Europe
Korean unification and economic integrationBeyond collapse: continuity and change in North Korea; The foreign policy framework of Korean unification; Openness and growth in North Korea: evidence from time series data; Economic cooperation with the DPRK: challenges and opportunities; NGO contributions to the transition from humanitarian to development assistance in DPRK; Europe's new role in Korea; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?: a Russian perspective; The United States and North-East Asia: a new era beckons; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783806203321
Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
North Korea in the World Economy / / edited by Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim and Yesook Merrill
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina 330.95193
337.5193
Collana Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
Soggetto topico Korean reunification question (1945- )
ISBN 1-134-40869-2
1-134-40870-6
1-280-07275-X
0-203-14547-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Progress on the Korean Peninsula: what are the prospects?; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; The Korean Peninsula: recent developments from an EU perspective; Establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and North Korea; Significance of Chinese economic success to North Korea; Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; Progress and prospects of economic cooperation between South and North Korea; The North Korean economy
The potential future role for the multilateral development banks on the Korean PeninsulaProspects and problems for Korean economic integration: a long-term view; Managing development assistance in the DPRK; Prospects for economic development in North Korea; Prospects for developing a North South joint venture complex; The urban dimension of the North Korean economy: a speculative analysis; Inter-Korean cooperation in infrastructure development and territorial integration; Economic transformation of North Korea: lessons and ~non-lessons~ from Germany and Europe
Korean unification and economic integrationBeyond collapse: continuity and change in North Korea; The foreign policy framework of Korean unification; Openness and growth in North Korea: evidence from time series data; Economic cooperation with the DPRK: challenges and opportunities; NGO contributions to the transition from humanitarian to development assistance in DPRK; Europe's new role in Korea; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?; Where do we go from here?: a Russian perspective; The United States and North-East Asia: a new era beckons; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910821912003321
Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Autore Haggard Stephan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, map
Disciplina 330.95193
Altri autori (Persone) NolandMarcus <1959->
Soggetto topico Refugees - Korea (North)
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-88132-515-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Perils of refugee life -- Marketization, reform, and retrenchment -- The penal system and criminalization of economic activity -- Political attitudes and nascent dissent -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457838503321
Haggard Stephan  
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Autore Haggard Stephan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, map
Disciplina 330.95193
Altri autori (Persone) NolandMarcus <1959->
Soggetto topico Refugees - Korea (North)
ISBN 0-88132-515-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Perils of refugee life -- Marketization, reform, and retrenchment -- The penal system and criminalization of economic activity -- Political attitudes and nascent dissent -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781601603321
Haggard Stephan  
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Witness to transformation [[electronic resource] ] : refugee insights into North Korea / / Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland
Autore Haggard Stephan
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, map
Disciplina 330.95193
Altri autori (Persone) NolandMarcus <1959->
Soggetto topico Refugees - Korea (North)
ISBN 0-88132-515-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Perils of refugee life -- Marketization, reform, and retrenchment -- The penal system and criminalization of economic activity -- Political attitudes and nascent dissent -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820211903321
Haggard Stephan  
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute For International Economics, 2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui