Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Juche and Foreign Trade
Throughout this project, we have noted that some authors in North Korea’s two premier economic journals—Kyo’ngje Yo’ngu and the Journal…
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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 balance or earnings from specific export…
North Korea’s Tourism Industry: A Grand Initiative in Limbo
Background Developing the tourism industry has been a high priority under Kim Jong Un, at least up until 2020, when…
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Rolling Out Economic Development Zones
Continuing our study of North Korean economic policies under Kim Jong Un, this article is focused on the North’s thinking…