North Korea Currency Reform What Happened and What Will Happen to its Economy

Описание: [ 2010 Global Forum on North Korea Economy ]


Session 1
"North Korea Currency Reform: What Happened and What Will Happen to its Economy?"
【Moderator】 Young-Sun Lee, President, Hanrim University
【Speakers】
Scott Snyder, Director, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy;
Senior Associate, International Relations, the Asia Foundation
Zhu Feng, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University
Kim Midok, Professor, Researcher at Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute(MGSSI); School of Management and Information Sciences, Tama University
【Panelists】
Byung-Yeon KIM, Professor, Seoul National University
Dong-Ho JO, Professor, North Korean Studies, Ewha Womans University
Sang-Man Lee, Professor, JungAng University


Everybody who has dealt with North Korean issues for long time is aware about one peculiar feature of the media coverage of that country. Once every few years one can see a wave of optimism in regard to the North Korea?s future. Media assures us that a historic breakthrough is happening, so everything will soon become completely different, and the North Korean quandary will be finally solved. Such waves of enthusiasm could be seen in 1984 when the Joint Venture Law was adopted, in 1990 when special economic zones began to be discussed, in 1994 when Geneva agreement was signed, in 2000 when the first Korean summit took place, and in 2002 when "July 1 reforms" were launched.