If anyone is interested in the economic side of the DPRK, give this book a try!
More of the book:
This book seeks to understand how the economic construction of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) evolved, shaped by the formulation and execution of various economic management systems spanning the years 1949 to 2023, in response to numerous challenges faced by the country.
Split into four chapters, Park charts the developmental phases of the DPRK economy under Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and current leader Kim Jung Un. He carefully cross-examines sources from within the DPRK, including the Complete Works of Kim Il Sung, Selected Works of Kim Jong Il, the Rodong Shinmun, and the Chosun Central Yearbook. Where related literature relies on testimonies and interviews of defectors, this book offers a novel and comprehensive analysis of sources taken from North Korea, furnishing readers with new insights into the DPRK’s economic management and construction policies.
With its novel approach, this book will be of interest to researchers and advanced undergraduates of Korean history, Korean studies, and economic history.
Phillip H. Park is a professor of Political Science and Diplomacy at Kyungnam University in the Republic of Korea. He is the author of four books written in Korean and four in English. Seven of his works delve into the intricacies of the DPRK, while one offers a profound analysis of the history of neutral states and its relevance to the Republic of Korea. Phillip has also written numerous articles on Northeast Asia and the DPRK, in both Korean and English.
rainpizza - 4mon
Something interesting of the book is that it shows the immense growth of the DPRK:
In essence, the DPRK’s GDP surged by 140% during the 2020–2023 period.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 4mon
I'm guessing now that the relations with the US are openly antagonistic, China no longer cares much about offending the US and being sanctioned. This was what was holding back both Russia and China from trading with Cuba, Iran, and DPRK before the war in Ukraine started. Now there's a whole alternative financial system in place that bypasses the west, and BRICS economies are sufficiently insulated from the west as well. The US starting the tariff war was kind of the final nail in the coffin of the US centered global economy. Now that the US tried to use the nuclear option of putting 140% tariffs on China, it's pretty clear there's nothing else left to threaten with.
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TankieTanuki [he/him] - 4mon
Why did it drop so much in 2020?
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cfgaussian - 4mon
Hmm...maybe there was some global event that happened in 2020 that disrupted global trade?
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TankieTanuki [he/him] - 4mon
Global trade dropped by ~15-20%. This is an ~80% drop. Why did it drop so much more than other countries?
@TankieTanuki [he/him] It completely closed its borders. Basically no trade happened at all. Which is part of the reason that covid was so limited in the DPRK and they claim (by all appearances, truthfully) to have controlled it within a matter of a couple months following the first confirmed case in the country.
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cfgaussian - 4mon
Most other countries did not completely cut themselves off.
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Comrade Ferret - 4mon
@rainpizza The site's telling me I've reached my daily limit of downloads (which is odd). Do you happen to have the PDF onhand that you could post?
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rainpizza - 4mon
There are no ways to pass a pdf here so your best choice will be to create an account to download the entire book.
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Comrade Ferret - 4mon
@rainpizza You can't host and link it on Mediafire or something? I'd like to keep my accounts to a minimum if I can help it, if someone else already has it.
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rainpizza - 4mon
I am sorry but I am unable to do it. However, you can try asking in Prolewiki sub if there is someone that could help you download the book and host it.
That's what they have done with plenty of other books.
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Total Value of trade between China and the DPRK from 2018 to 2023
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If anyone is interested in the economic side of the DPRK, give this book a try!
More of the book:
Something interesting of the book is that it shows the immense growth of the DPRK:
In essence, the DPRK’s GDP surged by 140% during the 2020–2023 period.
I'm guessing now that the relations with the US are openly antagonistic, China no longer cares much about offending the US and being sanctioned. This was what was holding back both Russia and China from trading with Cuba, Iran, and DPRK before the war in Ukraine started. Now there's a whole alternative financial system in place that bypasses the west, and BRICS economies are sufficiently insulated from the west as well. The US starting the tariff war was kind of the final nail in the coffin of the US centered global economy. Now that the US tried to use the nuclear option of putting 140% tariffs on China, it's pretty clear there's nothing else left to threaten with.
Why did it drop so much in 2020?
Hmm...maybe there was some global event that happened in 2020 that disrupted global trade?
Global trade dropped by ~15-20%. This is an ~80% drop. Why did it drop so much more than other countries?
The book has the answer.
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@TankieTanuki [he/him] It completely closed its borders. Basically no trade happened at all. Which is part of the reason that covid was so limited in the DPRK and they claim (by all appearances, truthfully) to have controlled it within a matter of a couple months following the first confirmed case in the country.
Most other countries did not completely cut themselves off.
@rainpizza The site's telling me I've reached my daily limit of downloads (which is odd). Do you happen to have the PDF onhand that you could post?
There are no ways to pass a pdf here so your best choice will be to create an account to download the entire book.
@rainpizza You can't host and link it on Mediafire or something? I'd like to keep my accounts to a minimum if I can help it, if someone else already has it.
I am sorry but I am unable to do it. However, you can try asking in Prolewiki sub if there is someone that could help you download the book and host it.
That's what they have done with plenty of other books.