Is leapfrogging-style reform possible in North Korea?

Byung-Yeon Kim and I.S. Yee
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Keun Lee (kenneth@snu.ac.kr)

Chapter 7 in Economic Catch-up and Technological Leapfrogging, 2016, pp 146-164 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Chapter 7 argues that North Korea can achieve an economic catch-up after decades of economic isolation and stagnation if it tries a specific type of economic opening (leapfrogging) focused on foreign trade and investment in a sustained manner. An analogy is been made with the case of Fujian Province in China, which has accomplished economic catch-up, mainly due to Taiwanese investments. To realize its potential, it is argued that North Korea should treat its foreign direct investment from South Korea as intra-Korean investment. The chapter also discusses the diverse modes of engagement with foreign capital that are available for North Korea considering its own capability (absorption or management capabilities), rivalry among possible foreign investors, implications for market structure (monopoly or more competition), the nature of target technologies or facilities, opportunity for learning and transfer, and so forth. Finally, the chapter discusses the economic and political preconditions for such economic catch-up.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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