Acknowledgments1 The North Korean PuzzleMin-Hua ChiangPart 1 Domestic Dynamics2 A Self-Reliance Economy Under Kim II SungWilliam B. Brown3 Economic Transformation Under Kim Jong IISangsoo Lee4 Byongjin Economic Policy Under Kim Jong UnYoung-chul ChungYong-hyun KimKyungyon MoonPart 2 Regional Dynamics5 Cooperation with South KoreaHyo-young Lee6 Support from ChinaTat Yan Kong7 The Renewed Role of RussiaOlga Garanina8 The Importance of JapanYanghyeon JoPart 3 Global Dynamics9 Relations with the United StatesTroy Stangarone10 The Evolving Role of EuropeAntoine Bondaz11 Foreign Policy and Nuclear Development StrategyDenny Roy12 The Limitations of UN SanctionsMin-Hua ChiangPart 4 Conclusion13 Whither North Korea's Economy?Min-Hua ChiangBibliographyThe ContributorsIndexAbout the Book