Working Paper Series WP 09-4 July 2009 Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland Abstract As a small country dependent on foreign trade and investment‚ North Korea should be highly vulnerable to external economic pressure. In June 2009‚ following North Korea’s second nuclear test‚ the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1874‚ broadening existing economic sanctions and tightening their enforcement. However
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in the 1870’s was raw cotton. It’s price fell 45 percent. Japan’s largest export in the 1870s was raw silk. Its price rose 50%. (8 points) Show using a graph why if these were Japan’s only export good and only import good‚ this would imply that Japan would have gained from trade. (note: the specific numbers don’t matter‚ just showing the kind of change from autonomy to trade). Label all parts of your diagram. 70866016764000 1798320161290Cotton 2255520106680E1 4000020000E1 95250052070 214122011303000708660673100021031206350
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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Buddhism was spread in a particular way which was also the way other religions spread‚ including Christianity. These two religions way of spreading influenced the world of today. Buddhism was spread in different way than others. Buddhism began in Ancient India and the Middle East. Today‚ it is mainly practiced in China. In Document 7‚ it states that Budda wanted the monks to travel around the world. They went on trips around world for the welfare of the multitudes and that’s how it spread. Christianity
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Japan has a population of just over 126 million people‚ although each year this number slowly decreases due to the birth rate of 1.39 per couple1. As well as the fact that Japan is an extremely homogenous society with 99% of citizens and residents being Japanese with 1% of their population being non-Japanese. The declining population reflects highly upon society as many Japanese in their twenties feel they are too busy working to raise children‚ as well as the rising cost of living making it hard
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has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also‚ the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn. The family life is very important for every Chinese. Chinese families are very close-knit. Children tend to stay with their parents even after they
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A Definition Of Civilization by Philip Atkinson All Human inventions are first thoughts before they become things. So the creations of communities such as cities‚ governments‚ armies‚ as well as communal achievements such as conquests and discoveries— everything that goes to make a civilization — must spring from a community ’s thoughts. Hence: Civilization: is the tangible expression of a communal understanding. Communal Understanding: is that single understanding allowed by the set of values
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developing their own distinct culture and civilization. The Korean people were first united by the Silla Dynasty in 668 A.D and since then‚ Korea has had to contend with the expansionist ambitions of its neighbors. After World War II‚ Japan had lost control of Korea to its Allied Forces‚ causing Korea to be divided at the 38th parallel‚ which is the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. “The foreign administration of North and South Korea was intended to be temporary‚ and plans
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The comic‚ “Korea Unmasked” is sort of a helpful and animated way to understand the Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Korean culture; the comic first introduces the three main nations and the value that each of these nations hold most dear or what value they had strived to keep and to uphold for the entirety of their nations existence. The Chinese hold the idea of “one” to be their most important value; this nation holds unity amongst other things to be the highest value. The Japanese believe that
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social‚ and economic values led the charge behind European Imperialism. These attacks had affected the previously separated territories towards changing the course of history for nations and peoples in those regions. In the 1800’s France took over Vietnam as well as Cambodia. They valued land and power‚ especially
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