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The Road to the Market in North Korea: Projects, Problems and Prospects

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North Korea's economic reform began in the mid-1980s. It was motivated by the increasing seriousness of the problems typical of centrally planned socialist economies.In general, the country's reforms have so far been limited both in scope and depth. This is a main cause of the escalation of economic hardships.

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  • Keun Lee, 1997. "The Road to the Market in North Korea: Projects, Problems and Prospects," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-1997-139, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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