EAST 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Chaebol, World Revolution, Tums
31 May 2016
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Reconstruction of nk is as impressive a feat as miracle on the han, but tides of 20th c have been cruel to nk. From late 1950s to 1970s : inability to transition to post-reconstruction stage of development. 1990s to 2000s : belated attempts to engage w/ international community, coupled with desperate acts to maintain sovereignty. Reputation of irrationality as tactic to retain sovereignty. Political and econ consolidation of late 1950s set basic pattern of organization, behaviour and ideology that characterize. Unassailable position of kil at center of political power. Concept of juche (self-reliance, or self-identity) from education to foreign policy. Iconization of kis though as the monolithic ideology (46) Mass mobilization and speed campaigns in large-scale econ projects. Foreign policy emphasizing independence and the delegitimation of sk while attempting to main support from both ussr and china. -- workers exhorted to overfill their quotas, for which they would be decorated with the order of.
