[해외자료] North Korea Survey Reveals Three Core Trends

...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...

[학술논문] 북한 구강의료의 시장화경향에 대한 심층분석

Currently the unofficial health care system is growing in North Korea as the socialist public free medical treatment system is not working properly due to the prolonged economic recession. In the Kim Jong-Un era, the North Korean government has been making investments in the medical sector recommending policies for the development of the health care system. Suggestions such as the establishment of