When we talk about any particular society, we tend to pay attention to the average income of its people. How much does a skilled worker make? And what about a high-ranking official? A junior military officer?
Such questions are important, to be sure, but North Korea is a country where such simple questions are nearly impossible to answer with any precision.
When we talk about any particular society, we tend to pay attention to the average income of its people. How much does a skilled worker make? And what about a high-ranking official? A junior military officer?
Such questions are important, to be sure, but North Korea is a country where such simple questions are nearly impossible to answer with any precision.
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