Ian Jeffries

Contemporary North Korea

A guide to economic and political developments

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides full details of contemporary economic and political developments in North Korea since late 2005. Key topics covered include: the succession; family visits; human rights; nuclear capability and intentions; recent initiatives in international relations, and relations with the United States; and adverse economic and social conditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1021g
• ISBN-13: 9780415478670
• ISBN-10: 0415478677
• Artikelnr.: 27270103

Autorenporträt

Ian Jeffries is Honorary Professor in the Department of Economics at Swansea University. He is the author of other Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Vietnam, Mongolia and China, and co-author of A History of Eastern Europe (published by Routledge, now in its second edition).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and key events Historical background Part I: Politics 1. The
succession and other family matters. 2. Human rights. 3. Family exchanges
and visits between North and South Korea. 4. North and South Korea:
political prisoners, kidnappings and refugees. 5. Military aspects; size of
the armed forces and number of nuclear weapons. 6. The George W. Bush
administration. 7. US defectors. 8. Ethnic Koreans in Japan. 9. South
Korea: key dates. 10. A chronology of political developments since 16
November 2005. Part II: The Economy 11. Economic reform. 12. Private
economic activity. 13. Trade. 14. Aid. 15. Foreign direct investment (FDI).
16. Chinese investment in North Korea. 17. The cost of reunification. 18.
Economic performance.