Assessing North Korea’s Wage Reform: 18 Months Later, Has it Improved Lives or Reinforced State Control?
Eighteen months have passed since North Korea implemented a tenfold wage increase (Cabinet …
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In Memoriam Kyongje Yongu
Trump’s return to the White House has renewed an interest in reengaging North Korea, such as by …
Kim Jong Un’s Confidence, and How It Factors Into His Economic Plan
Since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un formally took power in 2012, the Korean Peninsula has …
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Foreign Trade Narrative
Attention on North Korean external trade tends to focus on the numbers, the import-export …