Tigers and Bears Saying the Unthinkable about Korean Unification eBook Andrei Lankov Jennifer Dodgson
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The prospect of Korean reunification tends to be discussed in extremely vague terms. Partly this is because we simply have very little idea how such a possibility would play out, partly it is because any tactless slip of the tongue on the subject is liable to result in an insult-laden tirade from North of the DMZ, if not an actual refusal to cooperate – for a brief period at least – on joint projects.
The particular bugbear of the Juche government is “reunification by absorption”, the bland euphemism used to denote a Southern takeover. However, while such a path to unification would not doubt irk the authorities in Beijing almost as much as those in Pyongyang (and is thus unlikely to happen any time soon) it is still a more convincing scenario than the rosy image of a federated Korea modeled on the German reunification experience.
In fact, any plan for reunification immediately encounters innumerable intractable problems. The principal issues are already well-known the inevitable flood of refugees towards the Chinese and South Korean borders, the cost of reunification, the problems integrating the economic systems of the two countries... However, there are also numerous smaller and less-obvious issues that will nevertheless provide some serious headaches for the authorities in any unified Korea. What will happen to the North's secret police, prison guards and informers? Should a North Korean medical licence be accorded the same validity as a Southern one? Should we keep the Kim statues or tear them down? How are North Koreans likely to vote in elections?
In this series, Dr. Andrei Lankov faces problems both big and small head on; with none of the politically correct sidestepping that tends to characterise the debate, but with all of his trademark dry humour.
Tigers and Bears Saying the Unthinkable about Korean Unification eBook Andrei Lankov Jennifer Dodgson
Andrei is perhaps the most astute of all DPRK experts and he has a wonderfully sardonic point of view. His predictions are more credible and interesting because they are informed by his deep understanding of universal human psychology. For example, while he predicts that after the collapse all North Koreans will live much better lives than they do know, he also predicts that many will be angry and unpredictable because they will compare their lot not with their lives in 2016 but with the living standards of their brothers and sisters in the South, which will retain its economic dominance.One complaint -- the book needs one more very focused edit. Lots of typos that could easily be cleaned up.
Not a complaint but a caveat -- it's very short!
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Tigers and Bears Saying the Unthinkable about Korean Unification eBook Andrei Lankov Jennifer Dodgson Reviews
Andrei is perhaps the most astute of all DPRK experts and he has a wonderfully sardonic point of view. His predictions are more credible and interesting because they are informed by his deep understanding of universal human psychology. For example, while he predicts that after the collapse all North Koreans will live much better lives than they do know, he also predicts that many will be angry and unpredictable because they will compare their lot not with their lives in 2016 but with the living standards of their brothers and sisters in the South, which will retain its economic dominance.
One complaint -- the book needs one more very focused edit. Lots of typos that could easily be cleaned up.
Not a complaint but a caveat -- it's very short!
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