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Just how planned is the North Korean industrial economy?
Many firms enjoy full fiscal and operational autonomy, but high-priority sectors remain under total state control
Mandate for a meeting? The third inter-Korean summit and ROK public opinion
Seoul continues to enjoy majority support for its policy of rapprochement - though that may not last
Capitalism with North Korean characteristics: markets in DPRK law
Analysis of open-source documents suggests the legal system is increasingly flexible
North Korean agriculture under Kim Jong Un: quiet revolution or recognition of reality?
Analysis suggests the state increasingly recognizes property rights and private markets
“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s
A DPRK-made documentary reveals Kim Jong Il's rise to power and a rapidly changing country
A tale of two lucky pranksters: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
Both leaders have enjoyed some success against the odds - but their good fortune is bound to run out
Toil by day, study at night: work-life balance in Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
The DPRK's founding leader had some unusual theories about social welfare
How North Korea turned to terrorism to stop the ’88 Seoul Olympics
When a boycott failed, Pyongyang used bombs to make its point
North Korea’s ill-fated campaign to stop the ’88 Seoul Olympics
From boycotts to demands for joint hosting rights, Pyongyang was desperate to halt the games
When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms
A brief flirtation with Dengist marketization was abandoned - only a few years before the famine
