[학술논문] From Coercive Distribution to Material Co-optation: Changing Mechanisms of Political Control in North Korea’s Labor Market

In this article, we discuss how the North Korean government has dealt with the emergence of a private labor market within the country. We utilize theories from the comparative study of political control in authoritarian regimes, and examine a novel mechanism of material co-optation by which North Korean workers purchase the right to exit the state sector and work in the private sector. This form of

[학술논문] Changes in North Korean Broadcasting: A Time-Series Analysis of Program Genres on Korean Central Television

...Kim Jong Un assumed power, North Korea’s broadcasting policy has been characterized by two principal orientations: (1) enhancing the entertainment appeal of broadcast content and (2) expanding distribution platforms to deliver a more substantial and diversified flow of information. Among these efforts, the rollout of the Manbang service which operates in a manner similar to Internet TV, represents...

[학술논문] 북한의 사회주의상업법상 수매사업 등의 분석 - 북한 상업법상 수매사업, 사회급양사업, 유통사업 등에 대한 통일대비 연구 -

...prosessing service, repairing service, facilities- utilizing service), which are not concretely divided as our Commerce Act §46(1-21). In the NK, The custody of goods is regarded as one of the distribution, where the nationalized enterprise, massed enterprise take charge of it. NK's Commerce Act emphasises the culture of the commerce, demanding the participants' social enthusiastic sacrifice. So the...

[학위논문] 협력적 거버넌스의 발전과 지속 : 남북 문화유산 교류협력 사례를 중심으로

...sufficient time and the establishment of conditions conducive to its effective functioning is necessary. Moreover, enhancing the capacity of the private sector is essential to ensure a balanced distribution of power and resources among participants. Lastly, unlike existing studies, this research suggests that institutionalization, often proposed as a means of stabilizing collaborative governance, is...

[학술논문] 한반도 여름 강우량의 변화에서 1996년을 중심으로 나타나는 남북진동 패턴

...rainfall in summer in North Korea is more definitely observed during the 2nd rainy season (late August - mid September) in intraseasonal variation. Such a feature is also confirmed in the spatial distribution of oscillation pattern between South and North Korea on the basis of 1996 which is obtained by empirical orthogonal function analysis using the summer rainfall observed in all weather observation...

[해외] A New Look at North Korea’s Economic Redistribution During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Evidence from nighttime satellite imagery indicates that the distribution of economic activity in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic’s critical phase. The Kim regime appears to have redistributed economic activity by insulating Pyongyang, expanding agricultural production, and increasing activity in districts with nuclear and chemical facilities...

[국내] KDI 북한경제리뷰 2025년 8월

...Law consolidates programs and introduces contributory financing to cement cohesion, yet it exposes deficits in equity and internal coherence. Changes to commercial and distribution statutes, along with the digitization of distribution, serve fiscal extraction and transaction surveillance rather than resident convenience, and they do not signal marketization. Amid external signaling such as the ‘two-state...

[국내] Marketization Trends in North Korea

...according to the cabinet instructions on market operation and management. In order to encourage market activities, the authorities liberalized market prices, allowed more freedom in the field of distribution, guaranteed commodities imports, and levied taxes on goods. Farmers were permitted to sell their products in the markets and conduct business using cash. All market and economic affairs were administered...

[해외] The Restructuring of North Korea’s Food Production and Distribution System

Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has seen significant changes across the economy. While the state dominates the lives of its people, the economy has been increasingly marketized since the 1990s. Building on some of the tentative, furtive efforts of his father, Kim Jong Un allowed his economic advisers to develop a more market-oriented agenda for the country’s state industrial and agricultural sectors

[국내] 북한 김여정 담화 분석

...statements were categorized into the four following topics: (1)response to South Korea's comments on North Korea’s behavior; (2)addressing the main issues of inter-Korean relations, such as the distribution of anti-North Korean leaflets, the end-of-war declaration, and preemptive strikes; (3)response to ROK-U.S. joint military exercises; and (4)addressing North Korea-U.S. relations. In addition, by...