North Korean paradoxes circumstances, costs, and consequences of Korean unification

Analyzes the economic, political, and security issues associated with Korean unification and considers what the capital costs of unification would be under differing circumstances and assumptions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf, Charles, 1924- (-)
Other Authors: Akramov, Kamil
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation 2005.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421494106719
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Preamble: Purpose and Roadmap; CHAPTER TWO- North Korea: Obscurities and Paradoxes; Obscurities; CHAPTER THREE- Size, Growth, and Structure of the North Korean Economy; Data Problems; The North Korean GDP; Structural Characteristics of North Korea's Economy; CHAPTER FOUR- How the System Might Unravel: Scenarios for Reunification; Diminished Attention to Reunification; Three Reunification Scenarios; Scenario A: Unification Through System Evolution and Integration
  • Scenario B: Unification Through Collapse and Absorption Scenario C: Unification Through Conflict; CHAPTER FIVE- The Capital Costs of Korean Reunification:Estimation and Management; Fluctuating Interest in Reunification; Simulation and Uncertainties; CHAPTER SIX- Other Estimates of Reunification Costs; Differing Sources and Types of Cost Estimates; The Wide Range of Reunification Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN- Is Germany's Reunification Experience Relevant?; Germany's Reunification Costs; Germany's Military Unification Experience
  • CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusions: Effects on Korean Security Policies and Programs WMD Capabilities and Programs; Korea's Alliance with the United States; APPENDIX - A Simple Simulation Model for Sizing Korean Reunification Costs; Bibliography