MAKING MONEY IN THE STATE: NORTH KOREA'S PSEUDO-STATE ENTERPRISES IN THE EARLY 2000s

In the 1990s, a part of the North Korean economy underwent a process of marketization and de facto privatization. While largely spontaneous, this process was eerily reminiscent of developments in other post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe. One of the results was the emergence of a new entrepre...

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Published in:Journal of East Asian studies 2017, 17(1), 47, pp.51-67
Main Authors: Lankov, Andrei, Ward, Peter, Yoo, Ho-yeol, Kim, Ji-young
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Black markets
Bourgeoisie
Capitalism
Communism
Communist societies
Corruption
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Government agencies
Government business enterprises
International economic relations
Kim Jong-Il
Lankov, Andrei N
Money
Postcommunist societies
Principal-agent models
Privatization
Property rights
Public enterprises
Refugees
Right of property
Social classes
Sociology
Strategic management
지역학
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Bourgeoisie
Capitalism
Communism
Communist societies
Corruption
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Government agencies
Government business enterprises
International economic relations
Kim Jong-Il
Lankov, Andrei N
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Principal-agent models
Privatization
Property rights
Public enterprises
Refugees
Right of property
Social classes
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Strategic management
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