March 29, 2024
Analysis

The marketization of N. Korean society

Influence of the markets can be seen outside of places of business, in the families and homes

The following excerpt is taken from Hazel Smith, North Korea: Markets and Military Rule (Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 2015), pp. 228-231

THE MARKETIZATION OF THE FAMILY

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