Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780881322781)

On the Korean peninsula one of the greatest success stories of the postwar era confronts a famine-ridden--and possibly nuclear-armed--totalitarian state. The stakes are extraordinarily high for both North and South Korea and for countries such as the United States that have a direct stake in these affairs. This study, the most comprehensive volume to date on the subject, examines the current situation in the two Koreas in terms of three major crises: the nuclear confrontation between the United States and North Korea, the North Korean famine, and the South Korean financial crisis. The future of the peninsula is then explored under three alternative scenarios: successful reform in North Korea, collapse and absorption (as happened in Germany), and "muddling through" in which North Korea, supported by foreign powers, makes ad hoc, regime-preserving reforms that fall short of fundamental transformation.

Author: Marcus Noland
ISBN-10: 0881322784
ISBN-13: 9780881322781
Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2000
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.99w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1671
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 71