Kim Jong Un’s Risky Economic Gambit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly unveiled economic strategy aims to reconfigure the state’s relationship with private entrepreneurs, increase…
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Reports of North Korea’s Return to a Command Economy Have Been Exaggerated
A popular refrain about the North Korean economy is that it is reverting to a command-and-control economy in the face…
The Road Ahead for the North Korean Economy After the Party Congress
North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress and the follow-up meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) are now over. As the…
SPA Session: Lowest Official Growth Rate in Decades
The annual session of the North Korean parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), was held on January 17, 2021. The…