Commentary on Beyond Parallel’s “A View Inside North Korea”
Although North Koreans are often depicted as an oppressed yet obedient people,
recent survey data tells a different story. Political attitudes and economic activities in the isolated state changed dramatically on the heels of a massive famine that struck in the mid-1990s. An unprecedented rise in marketization followed, as common North Korean citizens could no longer rely upon the state to support their livelihoods. This marketization created opportunities for North Koreans to experiment with new forms of communication and freedom, but subsequently precipitated crackdowns and confiscatory policies from the regime. The first section of the CSIS Beyond Parallel survey reveals three core trends associated with this transition period. We explore the origin and implications of these trends below.
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