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A Rare Look North Korea's Attempts at Capitalism

A Rare Look North Korea's Attempts at Capitalism

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Mar 20, 2012
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The “Special Economic Zone” at North Korea’s northeastern port city of Rason on the borders of both Russia and China has long been seen as a shining example of the country’s failure to attract even the most modest investment from abroad. But times are changing.

Though designated an SEZ in 1991, what little investment there was has been mainly consigned t…

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