CONTENTS
List of Figures = ⅸ
List of Tables = ⅹ
Introduction = 1
1. A Brief History of Korea = 7
1.1 The Origins of the nation and Three Kingdoms = 7
1.2 The Koryo Dynasty(915-1391) = 9
1.3 The Yi Dynasty(1392-1910) = 11
1.4 Japanese Colonial Exploitation(1910-45) = 13
1.5 Korea 1945-53 ; From the TYear Zero to War = 20
2. The Evolution of Two Rival Systems = 26
2.1 General Background = 26
2.2 Transitional Reforms, Economic Plans, and Management Systems = 32
2.3 Summary = 85
3. An Economic Comparison of North and South = 93
3.1 A Few Words about Economic Statistics = 93
3.2 The Macroeconomies = 99
3.3 Real Living Standards = 123
3.4 Conclusion = 139
4. Public Finance in North and South Korea = 146
4.1 Introduction = 146
4.2 North Korean Development = 147
4.3 South Korean Development = 157
4.4 The Budgets of north and South Korea = 176
4.5 Concluding Remarks = 188
5. External Relations = 192
5.1 North Korea = 193
5.2 South Korea = 216
5.3 Future Prospects = 235
6. North-South Relations Today = 240
6.1 Introduction = 240
6.2 The Structure of Industry and Trade in North and South = 241
6.3 The Opening of North-South Dialogue = 253
6.4 General Lessons from the East-West Germany Interaction = 259
6.5 The Future of Inter-Korean Relations and Unification = 271
6.6 Concluding Remarks = 278
7. Relations with Other North-East Asian Countries = 285
7.1 Introduction = 285
7.2 Prospects for External Economic Policy Reform in North korea = 289
7.3 The Development of Inter-State Relations in the North-East Asian Region = 292
7.4 Prospects for Co-operation = 296
7.5 The Changing Environment for Inter-Korean Transactions in North-East Asian Development = 302
7.6 Defence and Regional Security Implications = 306
7.7 Korea to the Year 2000 : The Costs of Reunification = 308
Epilogue = 321
Appendix 1 = 323
Appendix 2 = 329
Bibliography = 333
Index = 341
