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Author Kim, Sung Chull, 1956-

Title North Korea under Kim Jong Il : from consolidation to systemic dissonance / Sung Chull Kim
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 277 pages) : illustrations
Series Praeger security international
Praeger security international (Series)
Contents North Korea under Kim Jong Il; Contents; Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; Note on Romanization; Preface; 1. Introduction: A Conceptual Frame for Systemic Changes; Emergence of the Systemic Identity of North Korea; Embodiment of the System: Functional Differentiation; Systemic Dissonance and Major Conjunctures; Requirement for Systemic Viability: Openness; Tour of the Book; 2. Kim Jong Il: The Political Man and His Leadership Character; The Shaping of a Political Personality; The Political Man's Road to Succession; Active-Negative Leadership Character; Implications for Systemic Changes
3. The Party's Strengthening Discipline and Weakening EfficiencyKim Il Sung's Legacy: From a Mass Party to an Institutionalized Party; Kim Jong Il and Organizational Changes; Party-Life Criticism as a Disciplinary Instrument; The Declining Efficiency of the Party; Dual Implications; 4. Military-First Politics and Changes in Party-Military Relations; Power Dynamics and Party-Military Relations; Military-First Politics under Kim Jong Il; Institutional Differentiation between the Party and the Military; Relevance to Kim Jong Il's Management Style; 5. Chuch'e in Transformation
Chuch'e and Power SuccessionSocialism in Historical Development; Estrangement from Marxism-Leninism; On Capitalism and Opening Up; Reflections on Chuch'e: With Special Reference to Systemic Identity; 6. The Fluctuation of Economic Institutions and the Emergence of Entrepreneurship; Institutions of Economic Management:Traditions and Their Dislocation; Increased Local Latitude; The Emergence of Private Entrepreneurs; Informal Transition of Property Rights; Implications for Systemic Dissonance; 7. The Changing Roles of Intellectuals; Socialist Transformation and Persecution of Intellectuals
Socialist Mobilization and Changes in the Class Status of IntellectualsThe Perceived "Internal Enemy" in Times of Decaying Socialism; Facilitation of the "Skip-Over Strategy"; 8. Conclusion: Dilemmas of Opening Up; Special Features of Systemic Dissonance; Defiance in 2002; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Untitled
Summary This much-needed study draws on fresh material and firsthand observation to provide an understanding of North Korea as it exists today
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-265) and index
Notes English
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Subject Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
SUBJECT Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 fast
Subject National security -- Korea (North)
Political leadership -- Korea (North)
HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Diplomatic relations
National security
Political leadership
Politics and government
SUBJECT Korea (North) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005687
Korea (North) -- Foreign relations
Subject Korea (North)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006001295
ISBN 9781429458009
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0791480933
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9786613223951
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