| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> North KoreaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: North Korea**Library of Congress Call Number DS932                   .N662 1994**- North                       Korea   ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Bruce G. Cumings)                          - Historical                           Setting   The                           Origins of the Korean Nation- The                               Period of the Three Kingdoms  Korea                               under SillaUnification                               by Kory
- The                               Chosn Dynasty: Florescence  Dynastic                               DeclineKorea                           in the 19th Century World Order
- The                           Legacy of Japanese Colonialism  The                           Rise of Korean Nationalism and CommunismThe                           National Division and the Origins of the DPRK
- The                           Korean War  The                           Post-War Economy and Patterns of IndustrializationCorporatism                           and the Chuch'e Idea
- International                           Relations      - Chapter                       2 - The Society and its Environment  (Donald M. Seekins)                            - The                           Physical Environment        - Topography                               and Drainage  ClimateEnvironmental                               Protection
- Population    - Size                               and Growth Rate  Population                               Structure and ProjectionsSettlement                               Patterns and Urbanization
- Koreans                               Living Overseas   Social                           Structure and Values- Confucian                               and Neo-Confucian Values  Chosn                               Dynasty Social StructureThe                               Traditional Family and Kinship
- The                               Colonial Transformation of Korean Society  Tradition                               and Modernity in North KoreaChuch'e                               and Contemporary Social Values
- Classes                               and Social Strata  Urban                               LifeVillage                               Life
- Family                               Life  The                               Role of WomenThe                               Role of Religion
- Ethnicity,                           Culture, and Language in Contemporary Society    - Contemporary                               Cultural Expression  Literature,                               Music, and FilmArchitecture                               and City Planning
- The                               Korean Language   Education- Educational                               Themes and Methods  Primary                               and Secondary EducationSocial                               Education
- Higher                               Education  Adult                               EducationPublic                           Health 
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Joseph S. Chung)                       
Economic                           Setting 
Korea                               under the Japanese Occupation
- Developmental                               Strategy   Economic                           Development and Structural Change- Record                               of Economic Performance  Postwar                               Economic PlanningBudget                           and Finance
Organization                               and Management of the Economy
- Planning    - The                                   Ch'ongsan-ni Method  The                                   Taean Work SystemMass                                   Production Campaigns
- Industry    - Development                               in Major Sectors  Mining                               and Metal ProcessingManufacturing
- Services                               and Marketing   Agriculture,                           Forestry, and Fisheries- Resource                               Development  Production                               and Distribution of Crops and LivestockOrganization                               and Management
- Forestry  FisheriesInfrastructure
Transportation                               and Communications
Railroads
- Maritime                                   Transportation  Civil                                   AviationRoads
- Telecommunications   Energy                               and PowerForeign                           Economic Relations
Economic                               Assistance
- Foreign                               Trade  Foreign                               Investment and Joint VenturesInter-Korean                               Economic Cooperation
- Economic                           Outlook       - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Pan Suk Kim)                            - Relationship                           Between the Government and the Party  The                           Korean Workers' PartyConstitutional                           Framework
- Organization                           of the Government    - The                               Supreme People's Assembly  The                               Executive Branch- The                                   President and Vice Presidents  The                                   Central People's CommitteeThe                               State Administration Council
- The                               Judiciary  Local                               GovernmentPolitical                           Ideology: The Role of Chuch'e
- Party                           Leadership and Elite Recruitment    - Party                               Members  Party                               CadresThe                               Ruling Elite
- Leadership                           Succession  Mass                           Organizations The                           Media 
- Foreign                           Policy     - Inter-Korean                               Affairs  China                               and the Soviet UnionJapan
- The                               United States   Prospects- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Guy R. Arrigoni)                          - Military                           Heritage   The                           Armed Forces- National                               Command Authority  Formulation                               of National Security PolicyThe                               Army
Organization                                   and Disposition
- Weapons                                   and Equipment  Special                                   Operations ForcesMilitary                                   Capability, Readiness, Training, and Recent                                   Trends
- The                               Navy    - Organization                                   and Disposition  Weapons                                   and EquipmentMilitary                                   Capability and Coastal Defense
- The                               Air Force    - Organization                                   and Disposition  Weapons                                   and EquipmentTrends,                                   Training, Readiness, and Military Capability
- Air                                   Defense  Civil                                   AviationOfficer                               Corps: Recruitment and Education
- Military                               Conscription and Terms of Service  Reserves                               and Paramilitary ForcesRole                               in National Life
- Relations                               Between the Military and the Korean Workers' Party   Military                           Doctrine and Strategy- The                               Evolution of North Korean Military Thought  Emergence                               of the New DoctrineOperational                               Practice in the 1980s and 1990s
- Employment                               in Offensive Scenario   Defense                           Industry and Infrastructure- Military                               Industry  Special                               Weapons- Chemical                                   Weapons  Missile                                   DevelopmentsThe                               Nuclear Option
- Foreign                           Military Relations    - Relations                               with China and the Soviet Union  Relations                               with the Third WorldIncidents                               and Infiltrations: Targeting South Korea
- Geopolitical                           Changes: New World Order and North Korean Security  Internal                           Security- Social                               Control  The                               Public Security ApparatusThe                           Judicial System
Historical                               Influences
- The                               Judiciary  Punishment                               and the Penal SystemProspects
Appendix.                       Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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