"Peace Economics": cure, or chimera?



Columns “Peace Economics”: cure, or chimera? Unification has an economic upside, Moon says. But are his assumptions realistic? Aidan Foster-Carter September 6, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Blue House Our first article examined President Moon Jae-in’s startling claim, made in early August, that “Korea can catch up with Japan economically through inter-Korean cooperation.” Probably not endearing ourselves to the Blue House, this author noted that the thrust of this was not so different from his predecessor Park Geun-hye’s view that Korean unification would be some kind of jackpot or bonanza. Our first article examined President Moon Jae-in’s startling claim, made in early August, that “Korea can catch up with Japan economically through inter-Korean cooperation.” Probably not endearing ourselves to the Blue House, this author noted that the thrust of this was not so different from his predecessor Park Geun-hye’s view that Korean unification would be some kind of jackpot or bonanza. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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“Peace Economics”: cure, or chimera?

Unification has an economic upside, Moon says. But are his assumptions realistic?

Aidan Foster-Carter September 6, 2019

Blue House

Our first article examined President Moon Jae-in’s startling claim, made in early August, that “Korea can catch up with Japan economically through inter-Korean cooperation.”

Probably not endearing ourselves to the Blue House, this author noted that the thrust of this was not so different from his predecessor Park Geun-hye’s view that Korean unification would be some kind of jackpot or bonanza.