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North Korean paradoxes : circumstances, costs, and consequences of Korean unification / Charles Wolf, Jr., Kamil Akramov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Charles, 1924-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Korean reunification question (1945- ).
- Security, International.
- Korea (North)--Economic policy.
- Korea (North).
- Korea (North)--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (94 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Analyzes the economic, political, and security issues associated with Korean unification and considers what the capital costs of unification would be under differing circumstances and assumptions.
- Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Preamble: Purpose and Roadmap; CHAPTER TWO- North Korea: Obscurities and Paradoxes; Obscurities; CHAPTER THREE- Size, Growth, and Structure of the North Korean Economy; Data Problems; The North Korean GDP; Structural Characteristics of North Korea's Economy; CHAPTER FOUR- How the System Might Unravel: Scenarios for Reunification; Diminished Attention to Reunification; Three Reunification Scenarios; Scenario A: Unification Through System Evolution and Integration
- Scenario B: Unification Through Collapse and Absorption Scenario C: Unification Through Conflict; CHAPTER FIVE- The Capital Costs of Korean Reunification:Estimation and Management; Fluctuating Interest in Reunification; Simulation and Uncertainties; CHAPTER SIX- Other Estimates of Reunification Costs; Differing Sources and Types of Cost Estimates; The Wide Range of Reunification Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN- Is Germany's Reunification Experience Relevant?; Germany's Reunification Costs; Germany's Military Unification Experience
- CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusions: Effects on Korean Security Policies and Programs WMD Capabilities and Programs; Korea's Alliance with the United States; APPENDIX - A Simple Simulation Model for Sizing Korean Reunification Costs; Bibliography
- Notes:
- "MG-333-OSD"--p. 4 of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-71).
- ISBN:
- 1-282-28297-2
- 9786612282973
- 0-8330-4078-2
- OCLC:
- 781424047
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