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"Is there a comparative model? The most notable elements of the North Korea state – its ruling dynasty; its aggressive nationalism; its militarized society; its controlling authoritarianism – closely resembles those of the nation it feared and despises: Imperial Japan. This interpretation has been persuasively made by iconoclastic writer B R Myers in his influential book The Cleanest Race."
"“It is a mixed economy that has transitioned very far from the command economy it once was,” said Andray Abrahamian, a research fellow at CSIS. “It’s better to think of it as a market economy with a huge state sector..."
What really is North Korea? | Asia Times
If you want to get a feel for what it's like, I can warmly suggest The Corpse in the Koryo. Written by a CIA spook who spent his career working on NK, it's the best thing I've found, and a darn good read to boot.
https://www.amazon.com/Corpse-Koryo...preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
"“It is a mixed economy that has transitioned very far from the command economy it once was,” said Andray Abrahamian, a research fellow at CSIS. “It’s better to think of it as a market economy with a huge state sector..."
What really is North Korea? | Asia Times
If you want to get a feel for what it's like, I can warmly suggest The Corpse in the Koryo. Written by a CIA spook who spent his career working on NK, it's the best thing I've found, and a darn good read to boot.
https://www.amazon.com/Corpse-Koryo...preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch