학술논문 : 북한의 특구전략과 군사전략의 상관성 연구 -전환기 경제와 안보의 복합적 위기관리- = A Study on the interrelation of special economic zone and military strategy of North Korea : with emphasis on the crisis management of economy and security

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

North Korea had tried to overcome a crisis by continuing political and ideological control, even though the country had recognized its chronic inefficiency of centrally planned economy. However, the North has sought new national strategy with special economic zones, one of the major factors of market economy. Strengthening the regime and surmounting international isolation by attracting foreign capital, it has attempted strategy to restore its regime. In other words, the paper explains why the country has chosen the strategy to restore the regime by supporting military strategy through special economic zones. It has tried to stabilize the system and solve the contradiction of its economy system with the strategy in that period. Regarding political burden of the leaders as a minor factor, previous studies of the special economic zones only focus on economic efficiency. As a result, this paper analyses ‘political and military’ field which has not been important to solve the problem with new concept of the interrelationship of special economic zone and military strategy in ‘national strategy.’ The purpose of this thesis is to prove that leaders of North Korea have chosen special economic zones in the brink of extinction of the regime in the end of cold war era. The paper also proved that North Korea’s economic strategy is close correlation to the military strategy such as nuke. In conclusion, the purpose of the North’s special economic zone strategy is operating with subordinate mechanism to build a military force by solving its capital deficiency and underdevelopment. Therefore, the change of the economic strategy is not for the systemic transition but for reinforcing security by reinforcing its own system to restore socialistic economy.