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Hidden transcripts in marketplaces: politicized discourses in the North Korean shadow economy.

Although most North Koreans say ‘yes’ in front of power to avoid trouble, they murmur something different behind its back. The main goal of this paper is to investigate the ‘hidden transcripts’ of the ordinary powerless in contemporary North Korean society. Based on refugee testimonies, the paper ex...

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Published in:Pacific Review Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 49 - 72
Main Author: Joo, Hyung-min
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2014
Subjects:
Informal sector
Markets & society
Economic sociology
Socioeconomics
Koreans
Social conditions of poor people
Human rights
Attitude (Psychology)
Social history
North Korea
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