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North Korea’s ambitious economic targets belie struggles on the ground
The DPRK’s latest five-year plan again sets unrealistic goals, as state media reports provide a veneer of success
North Korea’s five-year strategy set outlandish targets for economic growth
Officials aimed for 79% growth in some sectors, but the country’s own data shows it fell far short of this goal
North Korean documents suggest economy worse off than previously known
DPRK’s Five-year Economic Strategy suggests country never fully recovered from ‘90s collapse, population has declined
Book review: ‘North Korea and the Geopolitics of Development’
New economic history provides excellent account of post-1990 period but is light on analysis of Eastern Bloc influence
Risk analysis: North Korea faces crisis due to relentless COVID-19 controls
Food scarcity will exacerbate chronic hunger and could lead to starvation if prices and availability do not stabilize
North Korea’s foreign exchange market sees wild volatility over past few months
Collapse of foreign currency prices could increase economic difficulties of North Korean households
North Korea continues to claw back control from the private economy
After flirting with reformism, Kim Jong Un appears eager to return to central planning
Kim Jong Un’s battle with teen spirit, foreign media and bureaucracy goes public
Kim is no longer airing out his social concerns to just his close cadres or the party faithful
How renewed North Korean border trade will affect currency, food and fuel
Mounting evidence suggests that North Korea will soon allow more imports into the country
North Korea is ordering small-time secretaries to clean up its ideological mess
DPRK leader Kim Jong Un gave a speech to party cell secretaries last week at a special conference
