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