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North Korea: Development, Human Rights, and Democracy

North Korea Modernization Research Group
 
ISBN: 978-89-8421-323-4
$19.95
December 2010/130 pages
Distributed for the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University


DESCRIPTION

How can members of the international donor community help to quickly improve the overall welfare of the North Korean people? What kind of sustainable development plan will enhance the long-term human rights situation in North Korea?  Will gains in development and human rights trigger political liberalization? The authors of this volume discuss these challenges and suggest concrete ideas to promote North Korea’s development, human rights, and democracy through international cooperation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The North Korea Modernization Research Group is affiliated with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction.
  • NORTH KOREA'S CURRENT SITUATION. 
  • Politics.
  • The Military.
  • The Economy.
  • Society.
  • IDEAS FOR REFORM.
  • The Link Between Modernization and Democracy.
  • North Korean Human Rights, Refugees, and Media.
  • Economic Development, Participation, and Market Reform.
  • CONCLUSION.
Explorations in Korean Studies
No rights in North or South Korea.