<p><strong>'Professor Jeffries' new book provides ample sources of information for recent events including refugee and nuclear issues in North Korea.'</strong> - <em>Journal of Asian Economics</em></p><p>'<strong>Jeffries' book is an invaluable resource to any scholar of North Korea's political, diplomatic and economic development after the collapse of the Soviet Union.'</strong><em> - Christopher Griffin, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 3, Fall 2007</em></p><p><strong>'[This book makes] fascinating reading... The largely chronological approach makes individual chapters a useful reference source for those interested in a particular problem, and this is the great strength of the book... For those interested in a particular field, this collection can be helpful.' </strong><em>- Korean Studies Review, 2007, no. 7</em></p>
1. An Overview of Political and Economic Developments 2. Historical, Political and Demographic Aspects 3. The Economy. Appendix 1: The Soviet (Stalinist) Economic System. Appendix 2: General Issues in the Transition from Command to Market Economies