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> The best case scenario of North Korea is that the world is faced with a humanitarian crises on a shocking scale True. Reintegration would compare very unfavo
by brownbat 14y ago
> The best case scenario of North Korea is that the world is faced with a humanitarian crises on a shocking scale
True. Reintegration would compare very unfavorably to that of East Germany:
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/09/comparing-north-korea-to-east-germany/ http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/09/comparing-north-kore...
Every aspect is much worse. Larger population, lower relative GDP, lower workforce skills...