“A Nuclear North Korea and Prospects for the Korean Economy: An International Business Perspective” is written by Yoon-Shik Park, PhD & DBA Professor of International Finance, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. This paper was presented at The Joint Annual Conference 2007 of ICKS-KAUPA on Impending Changes on the Korean Peninsula and The Future of U.S.-Korean Relations. The author’s main argument is that due to the economic state of North Korea, which has been on the decline since Korean peninsula was divided, the denuclearization is connected a lot with its nearby countries including relations with not only South Korea but also the United States, China or Japan. He asserted that without external support, North Korea has no hope
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Park moves onto North Korean Economic Development and the Symbiotic Role of South Korea, where he explains the interrelations of both Koreas on commercial and trades. He mentions numerous summit meetings of both Koreas, including the ones in 2000 to 2004. Also he explains the role of Gaesong Industrial Complex(GIC), which would be a successful doorstep of aiding the North Korean economy through trades with South Korea. Considering South Korean firms locating in China being moved to North Korea, the economic cooperation would benefit both countries. Dr. Park then moves on to cooperation with China. He gives many cases which North Korea has profited through the trade and commercial treaties with China. “Will young South Koreans watch ‘unification TV’?” is an article on bbc.com by Jason Strother and Rob Hugh-Jones. They both are journalists on BBC covering Korea. The article mostly talks about how the reunification of North and South Korea are viewed among various generations of South Korean people. The article includes many interviews on the professionals mostly, which I think doesn’t cover much of the public opinion of the thoughts of South Korean people. Also it does not include any poles or votes that might show the many …show more content…
It has a brief summary on the recent conditions of the two Koreas after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Also here it compares the reunification of Korea with the reunification of Germany. It also gives the prediction about how the South Koreans would want the unification to be. Including a full paragraph of a specialist on this topic would be an effective way to answer to former asked question, that how South Koreans view the current political state of North Korea, which is dictatorship, and how this problem and other problems connected with could be solved. Both Dr. Park’s paper and Strother and Hugh-Jones’ paper gives a brief analyzation of the thoughts on reunification of Korea and how it should be done. Dr. Park’s paper focused on reasoning through numerous tables and figures, which is an effective and reliable way to show current conditions and aspects on reunification of Korea. Strother and Hugh-Jones’ paper lacks general thoughts of the public, only including the interviews of professionals and students who are majoring on related
Park moves onto North Korean Economic Development and the Symbiotic Role of South Korea, where he explains the interrelations of both Koreas on commercial and trades. He mentions numerous summit meetings of both Koreas, including the ones in 2000 to 2004. Also he explains the role of Gaesong Industrial Complex(GIC), which would be a successful doorstep of aiding the North Korean economy through trades with South Korea. Considering South Korean firms locating in China being moved to North Korea, the economic cooperation would benefit both countries. Dr. Park then moves on to cooperation with China. He gives many cases which North Korea has profited through the trade and commercial treaties with China. “Will young South Koreans watch ‘unification TV’?” is an article on bbc.com by Jason Strother and Rob Hugh-Jones. They both are journalists on BBC covering Korea. The article mostly talks about how the reunification of North and South Korea are viewed among various generations of South Korean people. The article includes many interviews on the professionals mostly, which I think doesn’t cover much of the public opinion of the thoughts of South Korean people. Also it does not include any poles or votes that might show the many …show more content…
It has a brief summary on the recent conditions of the two Koreas after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Also here it compares the reunification of Korea with the reunification of Germany. It also gives the prediction about how the South Koreans would want the unification to be. Including a full paragraph of a specialist on this topic would be an effective way to answer to former asked question, that how South Koreans view the current political state of North Korea, which is dictatorship, and how this problem and other problems connected with could be solved. Both Dr. Park’s paper and Strother and Hugh-Jones’ paper gives a brief analyzation of the thoughts on reunification of Korea and how it should be done. Dr. Park’s paper focused on reasoning through numerous tables and figures, which is an effective and reliable way to show current conditions and aspects on reunification of Korea. Strother and Hugh-Jones’ paper lacks general thoughts of the public, only including the interviews of professionals and students who are majoring on related