North Korea : A Country Study
, by Worden, Robert L.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781598044683 | 1598044680
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/27/2009
Foreword | p. iii |
Acknowledgments | p. v |
Preface | p. xiii |
Table A. Chronology of Important Events | p. xv |
Table B. Metric Conversion Coefficients and Factors | p. xix |
Country Profile | p. xxi |
Introduction | p. xxix |
Historical Setting | p. 1 |
The Origins Of The Korean Nation | p. 4 |
The Three Kingdoms Period | p. 6 |
Paekche | p. 6 |
Kogury&obreve; | p. 7 |
Silla | p. 9 |
Korea under Silla | p. 11 |
Unification By Kory&obreve; | p. 12 |
The Chos&obreve;n Dynasty | p. 16 |
Florescence | p. 16 |
Dynastic Decline | p. 21 |
Korea In The Nineteenth-Century World Order | p. 24 |
Japanese Colonialism, 1910-45 | p. 29 |
The Rise Of Korean Nationalism And Communism | p. 32 |
National Division In The 1940s | p. 37 |
Tensions in the 1940s | p. 37 |
U.S. and Soviet Occupations | p. 39 |
The Arrival of Kim Il Sung | p. 40 |
The Establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | p. 42 |
The Korean War, 1950-53 | p. 43 |
The Postwar Period | p. 45 |
The Economy | p. 45 |
Corporatism and the Chuch'e Idea | p. 49 |
International Relations | p. 54 |
North-South Relations In The Twenty-First Century | p. 57 |
The Society and Its Environment | p. 59 |
The Physical Environment | p. 61 |
Topography and Drainage | p. 63 |
Climate | p. 64 |
Environmental Factors | p. 65 |
Population | p. 67 |
Social Structure And Values | p. 70 |
Creating a New Society | p. 70 |
The Cult of Kim Il Sung | p. 71 |
A Class Society | p. 78 |
The New Socialist Society | p. 82 |
The Work Unit as the Basic Social Unit | p. 82 |
A Thought-Controlled Society | p. 85 |
The Elite Life in P'y&obreve;ngyang | p. 91 |
The Privileged Life Beyond Money | p. 94 |
Daily Life | p. 95 |
A Society in Crisis | p. 100 |
A Militarized Society | p. 102 |
Family Life | p. 104 |
Children | p. 110 |
Leisure Activities | p. 113 |
Religion | p. 115 |
Education | p. 120 |
Primary Education | p. 122 |
Middle School and Beyond | p. 122 |
Higher Education | p. 123 |
Health Care | p. 126 |
The Economy | p. 133 |
Economic Development, 1940s-90s | p. 135 |
The Economy after World War II | p. 135 |
North Korea's Development Strategy | p. 137 |
Economic Infrastructure Since The Early 1990s | p. 142 |
Comparisons with South Korea | p. 142 |
Organization | p. 142 |
Natural Resources | p. 145 |
Energy and Power Generation | p. 146 |
Transportation | p. 147 |
Forestry and Fishing | p. 150 |
Telecommunications and the Internet | p. 151 |
Government Budget | p. 152 |
Agriculture, The Famine Of 1995-98, And Economic Changes | p. 153 |
Collapse in the 1990s | p. 153 |
Causes of the Famine | p. 155 |
Effects of the Famine | p. 156 |
Post-Famine Situation | p. 156 |
Economic Reforms | p. 157 |
Reform of the Public Distribution System | p. 159 |
Banking and Finance | p. 162 |
Legal and Administrative Reforms | p. 163 |
Special Economic Zones | p. 165 |
Top-Down Reform Measures | p. 170 |
Assessment of the Economic Reforms | p. 171 |
Foreign Economic Relations | p. 173 |
North-South Relations | p. 174 |
Sunshine Policy and New Economic Development | p. 174 |
Kaes&obreve;ng Industrial Venture | p. 176 |
The Economy In Transition | p. 178 |
Government and Politics | p. 181 |
Relationships Among The Government, Party, And Military | p. 187 |
The Korean Workers' Party | p. 191 |
The Constitutional Framework | p. 194 |
The Structure Of Government | p. 196 |
The Legislature | p. 196 |
The Executive | p. 199 |
The Judiciary | p. 201 |
Local Government | p. 202 |
Political Ideology | p. 203 |
The Role of Chuch'e | p. 203 |
The Origins of Chuch'e | p. 204 |
Application of Chuch'e in the North Korean State | p. 205 |
Party Leadership And Elite Recruitment | p. 208 |
Composition | p. 208 |
Party Members | p. 209 |
Party Cadres | p. 210 |
The Ruling Elite | p. 211 |
Leadership Succession | p. 211 |
Mass Organizations | p. 214 |
The Media | p. 215 |
Foreign Policy | p. 217 |
Inter-Korean Affairs | p. 218 |
China and the Soviet Union/Russia | p. 223 |
Japan | p. 224 |
The United States | p. 227 |
Prospects: The Significance Of Reform | p. 230 |
National Security | p. 235 |
Military Heritage | p. 237 |
National Command Authorities | p. 238 |
National Defense Organizations | p. 239 |
National Security Policy Formulation | p. 244 |
Organization And Equipment Of The Armed Forces | p. 245 |
General Staff Department | p. 245 |
Army | p. 247 |
Special Operations Forces | p. 249 |
Air Force | p. 252 |
Navy | p. 253 |
Reserve Forces | p. 254 |
Strategic Weapons | p. 257 |
Officer Corps Professional Education and Training | p. 262 |
Enlisted Conscription and Training | p. 264 |
Military Ranks | p. 267 |
Doctrine, Strategy, And Tactics | p. 269 |
Defense Industry | p. 270 |
Internal Security | p. 272 |
Control System | p. 272 |
Punishment and the Penal System | p. 273 |
Judicial and Prosecutorial Systems | p. 275 |
Ministry of People's Security | p. 276 |
State Security Department | p. 277 |
Guard Command | p. 279 |
Border Security Command and Coastal Security Bureau | p. 279 |
National Security Prospects | p. 280 |
Bibliography | p. 283 |
Glossary | p. 307 |
Index | p. 313 |
Contributors | p. 329 |
Published Country Studies | p. 331 |
List of Figures | |
Administrative Divisions of North Korea, 2007 | p. xxviii |
Korea in the Fifth Century A.D | p. 8 |
North Korea in Its Asian Setting | p. 36 |
Topography and Drainage | p. 62 |
Population by Age and Sex, 2005, and Estimated for 2025 | p. 68 |
Selected Industrial and Mining Activity, 2005 | p. 144 |
Primary Roads and Expressways, 2005 | p. 148 |
Primary Railroads, Ports, and Airports, 2006 | p. 149 |
Special Economic Zones, 2006 | p. 166 |
Party, State, and Government Power, 2006 | p. 190 |
Simplified National Military Command Structure, 2006 | p. 240 |
Deployment of Ground and Naval Forces and Air Wings, 2006 | p. 246 |
Officer Ranks and Insignia, 2007 | p. 266 |
Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 2007 | p. 268 |
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