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North Korea is sending mixed signals about the state of its market reforms
North Korea hinted that it was going to exert more state control over the economy, but is that really happening?
From McDonald’s to Walmart: How North Korea can reinvent its economy
Large Western retail corporations could serve as a model for Pyongyang’s centrally-planned production
North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
New data shows that the DPRK’s economic stagnation started much earlier than researchers previously thought
Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba’s economic reforms
North Korea has a similar history to Cuba, but has lagged behind since the collapse of European communism in the 1990s
North Korea is fighting to take back control of its economy from the markets
Kim Jong Un steered his country away from economic reform at the recent Eighth Party Congress and Second Plenary Meeting
So far, North Korea’s new economic plan is full of bad signs
State media shared vague details about Party Congress economic reforms that suggest more state control on DPRK markets
After suffering major blows, North Korea will reluctantly lean on China in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have accelerated North Korea’s crackdown on market activities
North Korea’s workforce and capital is growing, but the results are still dire
New economic numbers from the Bank of Korea suggest that much of the country’s capital stock has gone to waste
North Korea is on a crusade against drugs, crime and ‘capitalist culture’
Recent events suggest that North Korea is trying to crack down on markets, foreign influence and "anti-socialist" acts
Kim Jong Un is more worried about a military coup than a people’s revolt
Over the past eight years, the North Korean leader has made several changes to protect himself from a hypothetical coup
