North Korea in transition: politics, economy, and society

Introduction / Scott Snyder and Kyung-Ae Park

Part I: North Korea's political system in the transition era

The role and influence of ideology / Charles Armstrong

The role and influence of the party apparatus / Ken Gause

The roles and influence of the military / Terence Roehrig

The Kims' three bodies : toward understanding dynastic succession in North Korea / Bruce Cumings

North Korea after Kim Jong Il / Victor Cha and Nicholas Anderson

Part II: Prospects for the North Korean economy

Western aid : the missing link for North Korea's economic revival? / Nicholas Eberstadt

Future strategies for economic engagement with North Korea / Bradley Babson

Part III: North Korean society and culture in transition

Low-profile capitalism : the emergence of the new merchant/entrepreneurial class in post-famine North Korea / Andrei Lankov

"Cultural pollution" from the South? / Woo Young Lee and Jungmin Seo

Part IV: Foreign relations in the transition era

Changes and continuities in Pyongyang's China policy / Liu Ming

Changes and continuities in inter-Korean relations / Haksoon Paik

North Korea's relations with the United States and the rest of the world / David Kang

Part V. Conclusion

North Korea in transition : evolution or revolution? / Scott Snyder and Kyung Ae Park.