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Further readingedit
Haggard, Stephan; Noland, Marcus (2008). "North Korea in 2007: Shuffling in from the Cold". Asian Survey. 48 (1): 107–115. doi:10.1525/as.2008.48.1.107. ISSN 0004-4687.