North Korea in transition : prospects for economic and social reform / edited by Chang-Ho Yoon and Lawrence J. Lau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yoon, Chang-Ho, 1949-

Lau, Lawrence J., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (North)--Economic conditions.

Korea (North).

Economic conditions.

Korea (North)--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Korea (North)--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvii, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2001]

Contents:

Part 2 The Political Economy of North Korea

2. North Korean Economy Today / Bradley O. Babson 19

3. Development, Structure and Performance of the DPRK Economy: Empirical Hints / Nicholas Eberstadt 29

Part 3 Development Potential under Reform

4. North Korea in Global Perspective / Marcus Noland 69

5. Policy Reforms and the Prospects of Economic Growth in North Korea / Jong-Wha Lee 94

Part 4 The Experience of Other Transition Economies

6. Reform without Losers: a Pareto-improving Transition from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy / Lawrence J. Lau 119

7. Privatization and Restructuring in East Germany: How the Treuhand Dealt with Privatization and Corporate Governance in a Radically Changed Environment / Jurgen Muller 142

Part 5 The Availability of Social Infrastructure

8. Transformation of the Telecommunications Infrastructure in North Korea / Chang-Ho Yoon, Young Soo Lee 183

9. Strategies for Developing Transport Infrastructure in North Korea / Jae-Hak Oh 215

10. Practical Approaches for Energy Sector Cooperation between South and North Korea / Jeong-In Kim, Seung-Jun Kwak 237

Part 6 The Importance of Industrial Location

11. Industrial Location Planning in North Korea / Duk Hee Lee 269

12. The Rajin-Sonbong Economic and Trade Zone (RSETZ): the Sources of Difficulties and Lessons for the Future / Icksoo Kim 301.

Notes:

Based on papers from the conference, Developing social infrastructure in North Korea for economic cooperation between the South and the North, held at Korea University, Seoul, Nov. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840646233

OCLC:

45446332