My dissertation researches and examines the process on the reorganization and refreshment of the Mass Movement line in the 1970s which the North Korean’s prototype in the Mass Movement was set up in. Development crisis experienced in other socialist systems in history comes up to surface in 1970’s North Korean society. North Korea corresponds to such problems by hitting their strides in ‘Three-Revolution Movement,’ different from ‘Chollima Movement.’ The ‘Three-Revolution Movement’ at that period of time gains attention in that it holds its uniqueness by reacting differently from how other socialist states has dealt with system’s crisis resulting from economic downturn. Facing development crisis,other socialist states choose a pragmatic path to adopt market principles and capitalistic elements. However, North Korea adheres to traditional socialism development strategy and seeks solution by reorganization mass movement line. Differentiated from 1960's, 1970's mass movement line,‘Three-Revolution Movement,’ is pushed ahead. However, at that time, North Korea’s decision was not an fundamental solution to its centralized planned economy. In economic logic, it cannot be viewed as a rational decision. Rather, it was a decision enforcing centralized nature, which was the main cause of development crisis. North Korea’s reaction to crisis was carried out under the divided status of two Koreas, limiting the country from making efficient and rational choice. The fundamental limitation of the divided system in 1970’s still remains in the present North Korean society. In addition, the mass movement line has set in and perpetuates as reconstructing strategy of North Korea’s socialist economy, preserving its principles and directions till today. Seen as rational choice, other socialist state introducing capitalist elements or taking pragmatic path has gone through reform and opening, system transition, and resulted in collapse of socialist system. However, this study is to bring attention to North Korea’s current socialist system sustained by the ‘Three-Revolution Movement’ complementing the country’s inner limit of planned or closed economy and functioning as a pillar supporting the system.
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