[학술논문] North Korea: Building the Institutions to Raise Living Standards
This paper examines the nature of the economic failure that has brought North Korea such low living standards, and considers how the economic system might be reformed to facilitate a return to overall growth in both aggregate income (GDP) and general living standards. The focus is on institutional aspects of the needed reforms, emphasising the importance of building on existing institutions and practices
[학술논문] Seeds of Reform: Lessons from Vietnam about Informality and Institutional Change
Ordinary North Korean citizens have been coping with economic hardship by eking out livelihoods for themselves. Grassroots markets and local petty economies have become commonplace. A point of conjecture amongst scholars and policymakers is whether these developments may be the start of significant economic system change towards a market economy. This article reviews lessons learned from the transition...
[학술논문] Cleavage in the North Korean System: Unstable Structure and Complexity
...Korea’s political economic system, where the planning and the market coexist, includes both “the controls and coordination on markets from above” and “the spread of markets by needs from below” which is a base for the improvement of markets. And it shows various aspects of coordination, cooperation, and conflict in a big frame of attacks and defense. Therefore, the path of...
[학술논문] 존폐위기의 개성공단: 현황과 전망
...constraints such as political turmoils at both the intranational and international levels as well as its own institutional underdevelopment. Despite its apparent influence over North Korean workers and markets, the impact of the KIC is evaluated to have been limited in inducing North Korean economic reform and openness. From a security perspective, the KIC was a source of concern that could limit South...
[학술논문] 북한의 신축 건축물 예측을 통한 통일 후 한반도녹색건축물 관련 인증제도의 시장 분석 - 건축물에너지절약계획서, 건축물에너지효율등급 및 녹색건축인증을 중심으로 -
...buildings but also including existing buildings, this market is to grow to a considerable extent. As this would largely influence eco-constructive materials, energy plant/equipment, and other relevant markets as well, it would require to make thorough preparations. In sum, to stabilize green building market even before the unification, the research proposes the necessities of appropriate systems in consideration...