The survival of North Korea : essays on strategy, economics and international relations

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The survival of North Korea : essays on strategy, economics and international relations

edited by Suk Hi Kim, Terence Roehrig and Bernhard Seliger

McFarland & Co., c2011

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Summary: "This book examines North Korea's survival strategy and solutions to a fifty-year nuclear standoff through essays written by thirteen of the world's foremost scholars and experts on strategy, economics, and international relations. The book will be invaluable in helping policy-makers, diplomats, politicians, researchers, and other North Korea watchers to understand closely related issues about North Korea" -- Provided by publisher

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Since the end of the Cold War, scholars and analysts have been predicting the collapse of the communist regime in North Korea. Yet, despite a deteriorating economy characterized by declining industrial output, outdated technology, and difficulty feeding its people, the country has been able to persist and continues to plod along. How has North Korea been able to survive, and how long can it last without significant change to its economic and political structures? How can we peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear standoff through constructive dialogue? This book examines North Korea's survival strategy and offers practical solutions to a 50-year nuclear standoff through a series of essays written by 15 of the world's foremost scholars and leading experts on strategy, economics and international relations. It is essential reading for anyone interested in peace in Northeast Asia and will be invaluable in helping policy-makers, diplomats, politicians, researchers and other North Korea watchers to understand three closely related issues about North Korea: (1) why North Korea will continue to survive; (2) how the United States and North Korea can build a mutual confidence; and (3) why a dialogue is the only viable way to resolve the North Korea problem peacefully.

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Table of Contents Introduction      1. North Korea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Suk Hi Kim      2. Will North Korea Be Able to Overcome the Third Wave of Its Collapse? Suk Hi Kim      3. Why Did So Many Influential Americans Think North Korea Would Collapse? Bruce Cumings      4. The Strategic Role of North Korea in Northeast Asia Suk Hi Kim      5. Inter- Korean Economic Cooperation Semoon Chang and Hwa- Kyung Kim      6. Economic Reform and Alternatives for North Korea Thomas F. Cargill and Elliott Parker      7. China– North Korea Relations Dick K. Nanto and Mark E. Manyin      8. North Korea’s “Collapse” Pathways and the Role of the Energy Sector Peter Hayes and David von Hippel      9. Rethinking Special Economic Zones as a Survival Strategy for North Korea Sung- Hoon Lim      10. Violence from Within: North Korea’s Place in East Asian Community Debates Mikyoung Kim      11. The Northern Limit Line and North Korean Provocations Terence Roehrig      12. Lessons Learned from the North Korean Nuclear Crises Siegfried S. Hecker      13. Channels of Engagement with North Korea: Academic Exchanges Bernhard J. Seliger and Suk Hi Kim      14. U.S. Policy Options on a Nuclear North Korea Suk Hi Kim and Bernhard J. Seliger      About the Contributors      Index     

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