The Korean economies: a comparison of North and South

Abstract

Part 1 A brief history of Korea: the origins of the nation and three kingdoms the Koryo Dynasty 915-1391 the Yi Dynasty 1392-1910 Japanese colonial exploitation 1910-45 Korea 1945-53 - from the year zero to war. Part 2 The evolution of two rival systems: general background transitional reforms, economic plans and management systems. Part 3 An economic comparison of North and South: a few words about economic statistics the macroeconomies. Part 4 Public finance in North and South Korea: North Korean development South Korean development. Part 5 External relations: North Korea future prospects. Part 6 North-South relations today: the structure of industry and trade in North and South the opening of North-South dialogue general lessons from East-West German interactions the future of inter-Korean relations and unification. Part 7 Relations with other NorthEast Asian countries: prospects for external economic policy reform in North Korea the development of inter-state relations in the NorthEast Asian Region prospects for co-operation the changing environment for inter-Korean transactions in NorthEast Asian development Korea to the year 2000 - the costs of reunification.