How significant and effective are North Korea's "market reforms"?

Global Economic Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-97

  McKay, John ^a,b  

^a Analysis International   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

North Korean economy; North Korean political system; Nuclear proliferation; Regime dynamics; Socialist transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248041436     PISSN: 1226508X     EISSN: 17443873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1226508042000328999     Document Type: Article

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