Strong and Prosperous Nation

North Korea
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Strong and Prosperous Nation (Chosŏn'gŭl: 강성대국; Hancha: 强盛大國; RR: gangseongdaeguk; MR: kangsŏngtaeguk; lit. "powerful and great country") is a policy initiated by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. The term first appeared in North Korean media in August 1998 in reference to Kim Jong-il having provided "on-the-spot guidance" in Chagang Province in February 1998.[1] In an effort to build a “strong and prosperous” nation, North Korea focuses on four areas: ideology, politics, the military, and the economy.[2] Kim Jong-il's son and successor Kim Jong-un declared 2012, the centennial of the birth of Kim Il-sung, as the year of Strong and Prosperous Nation.[3]

According to Victor Cha, the policy has been "an utter failure in terms of the state's performance, with the one exception of building nuclear weapons".[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 통일부 [Ministry of Unification], 2004 북한개요 [2004 North Korea Summary], pp. 34–35.
  2. ↑ 북한의 강성대국 건설전략 [North Korea’s Strategy to Build a Strong and Prosperous Country], Seoul, South Korea: Hanŭl Academy, 2004, pp. 100–107.
  3. ↑ Cha 2012, p. 7.
  4. ↑ Cha 2012, p. 13.

Works cited

  • Cha, Victor (2012). The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future. London: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3958-3.


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