North Korea in the World Economy (Routledge Curzon Advances in Korean Studies, 4)

Mention North Korea to people today and they will conjure up many unflattering images, particularly in the wake of George W. Bush denouncing the state as part of an axis of evil. Despite this cold war type rhetoric, the state of North Korea has begun to recognise the difficult challenges that it faces and is now trying to get to grips with them systematically. This book brings together a selection of many of the world experts on the North Korean economy and covers such important issues as: *possible unification with South Korea *the significance of China's economic success *Europe and the United States' roles in North Korea North Korea in the World Economy provides an accessible, well-written and comprehensive account of this unique country and its economy. It will be extremely interesting not only for students and academics with an interest in Korean studies, international finance and transition economies but also for anyone with an interest in international economics. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 10 List of tables......Page 12 List of contributors......Page 14 Preface......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 Progress on the Korean Peninsula: what are the prospects?......Page 21 Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula......Page 26 The Korean Peninsula: recent developments from an EU perspective......Page 28 Establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and North Korea......Page 35 Significance of Chinese economic success to North Korea......Page 37 Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula......Page 43 Progress and prospects of economic cooperation between South and North Korea......Page 46 The North Korean economy......Page 50 The potential future role for the multilateral development banks on the Korean Peninsula......Page 52 Prospects and problems for Korean economic integration: a long-term view......Page 72 Managing development assistance in the DPRK......Page 93 Prospects for economic development in North Korea......Page 100 Prospects for developing a North South joint venture complex......Page 102 The urban dimension of the North Korean economy: a speculative analysis......Page 115 Inter-Korean cooperation in infrastructure development and territorial integration......Page 137 Economic transformation of North Korea: lessons and ~non-lessons~ from Germany and Europe......Page 154 Korean unification and economic integration......Page 170 Beyond collapse: continuity and change in North Korea......Page 172 The foreign policy framework of Korean unification......Page 194 Openness and growth in North Korea: evidence from time series data......Page 215 Economic cooperation with the DPRK: challenges and opportunities......Page 226 NGO contributions to the transition from humanitarian to development assistance in DPRK......Page 228 Europe's new role in Korea......Page 238 Where do we go from here?......Page 246 Where do we go from here?......Page 248 Where do we go from here?: a Russian perspective......Page 251 The United States and North-East Asia: a new era beckons......Page 254 Index......Page 260 A selection of many of the world experts on the North Korean economy covering such important issues as possible unification with South Korea, the significance of China's economic success and the roles of Europe and the United States.