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The Search for a Unified Korea

Political and Economic Implications

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Eui-Gak Hwang

    1. East Asian Development (ICSEAD), International Centre for the Study of, Kitakyushu, Japan

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  • Timely topic due to the illness of Kim Jong-Il and fear that North Korean instability could lead to international problems

  • Takes an international perspective on the topic and compares possible reunification of the two Koreas with German and Vietnamese reunification

  • Reference books on this topic are rare, especially those dealing with Korea’s reunification from an economic viewpoint

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Are Koreans Ideological Victims?

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 1-12

  3. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation: The Need for Reciprocity. Does Lopsided Cooperation Soothe the North’s Bluffing Mentality?

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 13-36

  4. The Strain Policy Versus the Sunshine Policy: A Road to Korean Unification

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 37-55

  5. What if a Big Bang Occurs on the Korean Peninsula?

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 57-99

  6. New World Environment Surrounding Korea

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 101-122

  7. The Political Economy of Reunification Between the Two Koreas

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 123-148

  8. Policy Priorities for the Unified Korea

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 149-171

  9. International Politics and a Search for Unified Korea

    • Eui-Gak Hwang
    Pages 173-191

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 193-205
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About this book

North Korea’s brinkmanship diplomacy has continued to disturb the world with its seemingly reckless missile testing, as the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, is rumored to be terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. North Korea appears to be in a state of serious internal crisis not only because its dictatorial system, albeit skillful and ruthless leadership, is inherently unstable, if not skillful and ruthless leadership, but also because the main pillar of Kim Jong-Il’s legitimacy is rapidly eroding due to both mass starvations and the exodus of grassroots and mass exodus of the North Korean people into nearby regions. The main objective of this book is to explore the probability of North Korea’s implosion, and second to search for a feasible way for Korean reuni?cation as a possible consequence of a big bang event on the peninsula. The geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula is historically very complicated as Korea is bordered and s- rounded by four big powers; namely, China, Russia, Japan, and the United States. Each country has its own varying degrees of political, economic, and military stakes with respect to the Korean Peninsula. Thus, the Land of the Morning Calm has remained divided since 1945 mainly as a result of the domain war among these super powers. As the North nears a turning point, however, there is a new possibility for the two Koreas to reunite if the international environments work in their favor, and if both countries are well prepared to assume reuni?cation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • East Asian Development (ICSEAD), International Centre for the Study of, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Eui-Gak Hwang

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