Dr John Swenson-Wright is the Fuji Bank University Senior Lecturer in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations, a Fellow of Darwin College and Head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House.

North Korea: the perennial crisis state?

North Korea's "Jangmadang Generation," named after makeshift markets that sprung up of necessity during famine, may be the most transformational force the country has ever seen.  Sokeel Park, from Liberty in North Korea, sketches out the market generation's characteristics and explains why its members are so different from their predecessors.

NKN 022 North Korea's Market Generation

The official podcast of NKNews.org, where you'll find comprehensive and impartial, agenda-free reporting on what's happening in North Korea from trained professionals.  The NKNews.org podcast is committed to bringing together the world's top experts on North Korea, to make honest inquiries into the dynamics shaping the country.

NKN 022 North Korea's Market Generation

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