Studying Economic Black Holes: Lessons from North Korea
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economic black holes; authoritarian regimes; forensic economics; North Korea;All these keywords.
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- P2 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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