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, broadening existing economic sanctions and tightening their enforcement. However, an unintended consequence of the nuclear crisis … interest in cooperating with international efforts to pressure North Korea, let alone in supporting sanctions. North Korea … appears to have rearranged its external economic relations to reduce any impact that traditional sanctions could have. Given …
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Economic integration between North and South Korea occurs through three modalities: traditional arm's-length trade and investment, processing on commission (POC) trade, and operations within the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). In order, these three modalities are characterized by decreasing...
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's development, the effectiveness of UN sanctions, and its bargaining behavior in nuclear negotiations …
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This study finds that North Korea's nuclear test and the imposition of UN Security Council sanctions have had no …). If sanctions are to deter behavior in the future, they will have to be much more enthusiastically implemented …
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Theory tells us that weak rule of law and institutions deter cross-border integration, deter investment relative to trade, and inhibit trade finance. Drawing on a survey of more than 300 Chinese enterprises that are doing or have done business in North Korea, we consider how informal...
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China is the world’s largest official creditor, but basic facts are lacking about the terms and conditions of its lending. Very few contracts between Chinese lenders and their government borrowers have ever been published or studied. This paper is the first systematic analysis of the legal...
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In the 1990s, 600,000 to 1 million North Koreans, or about 3 to 5 percent of the precrisis population, perished in one of the worst famines of the 20th century. North Korea is once again poised on the brink of famine. Although the renewed provision of aid is likely to avert a disaster on the...
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Chronic food shortages, political repression, and poverty have driven tens of thousands of North Koreans into China. This paper reports results from a large-scale survey of this refugee population. The survey provides insight not only into the material circumstances of the refugees but also into...
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The penal system has played a central role in the North Korean government's response to the country's profound economic and social changes. As the informal market economy has expanded, so have the scope of economic crimes. Two refugee surveys – one conducted in China, one in South Korea –...
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economic transition. Like other socialist states, North Korea has maintained a de jure commitment to women's rights. However … group that has been disadvantaged in North Korea's transition. Energies are directed toward survival, mass civil …
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