Avoiding the Apocalypse
Subtitle: The Future of the Two Koreas
Publisher: Institute for International Economics
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9780881322781
Subjects: International economics; International relations; Political economy; Political Science; Foreign economic relations; Economic Integration; Politics/International Relations; Politics / Current Events; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Korea; Development - Economic Development; Public Policy - Economic Policy; 1945-; 1960-; Economic Conditions; Economic Policy; Korea (North); Korea (South)
First sentence: The Korean peninsula is a densely populated area with few natural resources save some mineral deposits in the North.
Description: "On the Korean peninsula one of the greatest success stories of the postwar era confronts a famine-ridden--and possibly nucleararmed--totalitarian state. The stakes are extraordinarily high for both North and South Korea and for countries such as the United States that have a direct stake in these affairs. This study, the most comprehensive volume to date on the subject, examines the current situation in the two Koreas in terms of three major crises: the nuclear confrontation between the United States and North Korea, the North Korean famine, and the South Korean financial crisis. The future of the peninsula is then explored under three alternative scenarios: successful reform in North Korea, collapse and absorption (as happened in Germany), and "muddling through" in which North Korea, supported by foreign powers, makes ad hoc, regime-preserving reforms that fall short of fundamental transformation. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.