Economic Hardship and Regime Sustainability in North Korea

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. Introduction 1
• Ⅱ. The Regression of Socialist Regime Resilience 3
• 1. Paralysis of the Socialist System Functions 4
• 2. Loss of Regime Legitimacy 9
• 3. The Unrest of the Cadres’ Confidence Toward the Regime 13
• 4. Poor Functions of Physical Constraints 15
• Ⅲ. The Creation of New Regime Adaptability 19
• 1. The Creation of a New Mode of Production: Primitive Market Economy and Household Industry 19
• 2. The Formation of a New Economy Management System: Segmentation Economy and Crony Economy 26
• 3. The Formation of a New View of Values 30
• 4. The Formation of a New Order: The Second Society’s Order 33
• Ⅳ. Variables of Contingencies and Regime Sustainability 39
• 1. Low Possibility of Contingencies 39
• 2. Possibility of Contingencies through Reform and Openness 40
• 3. Paradox of Reform and Openness 41
• Ⅴ. Comprehensive Evaluations of Regime Sustainability 43
• Ⅵ. Conclusions 47